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Women often say their periods begin at the same time as their friends’.
Women are no longer eating for two – or one, for that matter.
A woman developed sepsis after she was licked by her pet greyhound.
Data-privacy advocates may have won the care.data battle, but it looks like they’re about to lose the war.
Bednet insecticides should kill mosquitoes on contact, but some have become highly resistant to the chemicals.
Why can we choose some things and not others?
The story of an amazing man you have probably never heard of.
Scientists find the missing link in epigenetics that could explain the mystery of inherited disease.
Our faces give away far more just our mood.
Some good news for UK government policy.
When reality fails to match fantasy, relationships can suffer.
Most of the country’s 1,717 primary healthcare centres have no running water or electricity and the hospitals are ill-equipped and under-staffed.
An evolutionary psychologist’s perspective on Brexit.
Developments in miniaturisation can give us point-of-care tests for grave conditions such as cancer and heart disease.
Vast reserves of crucial helium have been found in Tanzania. Here’s how the scientists did it.
100 years after the Battle of the Somme, we are only now starting to unravel the mystery causes of shell shock.
Does a post-workout pint undo all the health benefits?
It may prove to be a useful diagnostic tool for brain disorders.
Antimicrobial resistance continues to be a growing concern for our future health. Whose responsibility is it to intervene?
Heavy clouds are on the horizon for NHS England – and older people will suffer the worst in this downpour.
Running causes new brain cells to grow. But why does this happen? What is the evolutionary advantage?
Mere economic models don’t take into account the full complexity of our relationship with alcohol.
Many clubs sign players as young children and make them agree to not play anything else. The evidence suggests they’re making a big mistake.
CT scans deliver a hefty dose of ionising radiation. But the benefits outweigh the risks – most of the time.