Could a diet tailored to your DNA save your life?
Some commercial nutrigenetics services will already test DNA and offer dietary advice. Is this the future of disease prevention?
Is it safe to use talcum powder?
The family of a woman in the US who died from ovarian cancer after using Johnson & Johnson baby powder has been awarded damages. So how much of a risk does talc pose?
The Life Project by Helen Pearson review – scientific marvel of the everyman
A spellbinding account of Britain’s pioneering cohort studies underlines their importance to all our lives
How dieting will get personal – and much more effective
Project analysing people’s gut bacteria and determining which foods cause a spike in their blood sugar levels is paving the way for tailor-made diets
Zika virus likely to spread throughout the Americas, says WHO
Drug companies evaluate existing vaccine technology as only Canada and Chile expected to be free of mosquito-borne disease
Robert Spitzer obituary
Psychiatrist who transformed the ‘world bible’ of psychiatric diagnosis
You don’t have to be vegetarian to think twice about processed meat. At least eating fish is good for you
The World Health Organisation found there was enough evidence to say that salted, cured, fermented or smoked meats were indeed carcinogenic
Cancer is political – as the argument about its causes shows
New research suggests that environmental factors are responsible for the huge majority of cancers; but opposing studies suggest it’s down to genetics and bad luck. Which you believe may depend on your own philosophy
How to beat Lyme disease and keep enjoying the great outdoors
A surge in cases of the tick-borne infection Lyme disease has made some people wary of the countryside. But there’s no need to worry, if you take care
Better care could save hundreds of babies from stillbirth, says report
There are more than 1,000 stillbirths each year and out of a sample of 85, researchers found failures in the pregnancy care of half of them