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One in three people in the UK has prediabetes. A tax on sugary drinks is welcome, but long overdue.
George’s medicine for health crisis is welcome, but not marvellous.
Half of all vaccines are wasted. Microneedles may be one way to tackle the problem.
Why Britain’s obesity crusader could be heading for disappointment.
The way it’s portrayed in the media you’d think it was certain that the internet made children unhappy. The evidence says otherwise.
Just because identical twins have exactly the same DNA, doesn’t mean they will have the same physical features.
Face transplants are one of the great leaps forward of 21st-century medicine. But soon they may not be necessary.
It’s not clear if transcranial direct current stimulation can give sportspeople an unfair competitive advantage, but it’s time to give it serious consideration.
Genetics and environment both play a part – especially among some populations.
Breastfeeding rates in the UK are among the lowest in the world. What can we do to improve them? Stop shaming women, might be a good start.
Gene mutation associated with schizophrenia could have implications for other developmental disorders.
We all know that stress can wreak havoc on your health but what does it do to your genes?
Could this be a solution to the global Chagas disease epidemic?
The Hadza hunter-gatherer community get 15% of their calories from honey. If they can live on a high-sugar diet, why can’t we?
The odds of recovering from a terrible experience are higher than you might think.
It is a ‘modern epidemic’ – but when does healthy self-confidence become a dangerous case of me, me, me?
A placebo is an important tool for finding out if a treatment works or not. A dummy pill is one thing, but is it right to perform placebo surgery on someone?
Hans J. Eysenck’s views on genes and intelligence were considered controversial at the time. But do recent studies vindicate the man?
Eighty years ago, poor people in Britain suffered ill health as a result of eating unhealthy food, just as they do today. The only difference is, in 1936, policymakers didn’t blame the poor.
Short men and overweight women are less likely, on average, to succeed in life. But why?
Climate change means the number of overweight and obese people will fall by 2050, but these benefits will be massively outdone by a rise in underweight and malnourished people.
There are scores of reasons why people get hooked on drugs. But governments play a key role, too.
Scientists have discovered a type of sugar that could actually protect the liver.
A sports ethics expert considers the concern over tackling in school rugby.