Born under a lucky star

Researchers have found that the month you were born in could affect your health. Margaret McCartney reports.

Newsreaders could be bad for your health

Watching an average day's events from around the world in a short time triggers depression, confusion, irritation, anger and anxiety, suggests a study led by Attila Szabo at Nottingham Trent University. By James Meikle.

Medical research ‘stifled by rules’

A 'catastrophic' increase in bureaucracy from new European regulations has slowed the pace of medical research in the UK and will make academics reliant on funding from the pharmaceutical industry, researchers have warned.