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Alzheimer’s research shows what happens when funding pressures and vested interests corrupt the pursuit of scientific truth.
Best known as a type 2 diabetes treatment, metformin is also being investigated for its possible effects on PCOS and ageing.
Why do we trust the wrong people and doubt the right ones? An experiment in lying reveals some uncomfortable truths.
A small conference study sparked headlines linking fruit to lung cancer. Here’s why the science tells a very different story.
AI chatbots can sound authoritative on health, but new research shows they often mislead, especially when users must interpret and apply the answers themselves.
Successful marathon running is about fuelling well, thinking clearly and responding effectively when the race starts to bite.
A major new study offers a complicated, but hopeful, answer this question.
Osteopenia is a significant but often under-recognised public health issue.
Social media videos are claiming that mouthwash kills important bacteria that are linked to heart health.
Brief awakenings are a normal part of sleep, but stress, alcohol, caffeine and irregular routines can make them harder to recover from.
New research suggests drought-parched soil turbocharges antibiotic resistance in nature, and with UK summers getting drier, that’s a growing problem.
When people are asked to choose who gets a life-saving vaccine, their answers don’t match the logic that drives most healthcare funding decisions.
Why do medical students remember rude mnemonics decades later? The answer reveals something fascinating about how all of us learn and remember.
Scientists have shown that plastic bottles could be converted into levodopa, an important Parkinson’s drug, with implications for both medicine and the environment.
Your brain isn’t just looking – it’s predicting. Here’s why that means you can stare straight at something and still not see it.
Explosions don’t just destroy buildings. Here’s what missiles and drones actually do to the human body, and why the worst damage is often invisible.
Research reveals a clear preference for how neurodivergent adults want to be described, though not everyone agrees.
While corticosteroid injections can be very effective at alleviating the pain and inflammation of osteoarthritis, they might not be for everyone.
A large new study finds unmarried adults face significantly higher cancer rates, but the real story is about what marriage represents, not what it does.
Children in family court cases face higher self-harm risk, but these moments could be opportunities to offer support and prevent harm.
This study is one of the first to identify a link between Pfas exposure and asthma in childhood.
Many aspects of human anatomy are just “good enough” solutions – functional, but far from perfect.
The root of tormentil was used in Irish folklore and European traditional medicine to treat wounds, sore throats, diarrhoea and gum disease.
Despite some limitations, Babies is a welcome and important contribution that explores the realities of miscarriage with honesty and compassion.