Why we must listen to the ticking of our body clock

Ignoring the body’s natural rhythms can affect our physical and mental wellbeing and even the outcome of surgery, writes neuroscientist Paul Kelley

The ‘superantibiotics’ that could save us from bacteria apocalypse

With the rise of bugs that are resistant to virtually everything medical science can throw at them, scientists are now hoping to re-engineer existing antibiotics to make them thousands of times more powerful

The eyes have it: how technology allows you to speak when all you can do is blink

Developments in eye-gaze technology – which converts minute movements of the eye into spoken words – are opening up undreamed of opportunities for people with motor neurone disease

‘Western society is chronically sleep deprived’: the importance of the body’s clock

The 2017 Nobel prize for medicine was awarded for the discovery of how our circadian rhythms are controlled. But what light does it shed on the cycle of life?

HIV rates climbing among over-50s in UK and Europe, researchers warn

Older people more likely to be infected through heterosexual sex and to have more advanced disease when it is finally diagnosed, new study reveals

Get up, stand up: including exercise in everyday life healthier than gym, says study

Taking the stairs and getting off the bus a stop early are more likely to protect against heart disease and early death than working out, research shows

HRT won’t kill you – but menopausal women still face a difficult decision

A study this week concluded HRT does not shorten lives – but it still increases the risk of cancer, leaving those suffering symptoms with a tough choice to make

Little evidence that light drinking in pregnancy is harmful, say experts

Women worried by guidance advising abstinence should be told there is little evidence that the odd glass of wine causes harm to the baby, says study

Wax on, wax ouch: pubic grooming has a high injury rate, survey reveals

A quarter of those who groom their pubic hair have suffered mishaps from cuts to burns and rashes – some requiring medical help – researchers have found

Cancer treatment: sorting the good news from the hype

The newspapers love a cancer research story, but many are misleading or won’t affect patients for many years. But there is plenty of progress worth reporting