Are we ready for a prenatal screening test for autism?
David Cox: A blood test for diagnosing autism is becoming a realistic possibility, but the ethical implications are profound
How we all could benefit from synaesthesia
Developing the mysterious condition in people who do not have it may help to improve learning skills, aid recovery from brain injury and guard against mental decline in old age, writes Helen Massy-Beresford
England and Wales health atlas shows areas with high and low disease risk
Central London, north Norfolk and parts of Suffolk and Brighton and Hove revealed are healthiest places to live, say researchers
A bottle of wine a day is harmless? The evidence suggests otherwise
Suzi Gage: Claims that alcohol is only harmful to health if you drink more than 13 units per day are unsubstantiated
Art therapies have become a mainstream partner to medicalised healing
Ruth Wishart: Murals in hospitals, personalised musical memories for dementia sufferers, a Hillsborough memorial symphony – all give respite to troubled souls
Can resveratrol – the ‘wonder chemical’ in red wine – live up to the hype?
Corrinne Burns: With purported activity against cardiac disease, cancer and even ageing, the pressure on resveratrol to deliver is enormous
Growing old stressfully: chronic stress and prematurely aged cells
James Kingsland: Apparently healthy older men who have poor social support networks and abnormal physiological responses to stress show signs of accelerated cell ageing
Diets high in meat, eggs and dairy could be as harmful to health as smoking
People under 65 who eat a lot of meat, eggs and dairy are four times as likely to die from cancer or diabetes, study suggests
It’s time to kick the high-protein diet habit – before it kills you
Holly Baxter: Veggies, tuck into your hummus with glee – it's now almost impossible to deny that eating too much meat, dairy and eggs is unhealthy
The price of a long, healthy life may be reduced fertility
David Cox: Suppressing a hormone that governs metabolism boosts your chances of living to a grand old age, but there's a downside