Cash incentives may help men lose weight, research finds
Men with obesity offered incentives and sent healthy-eating tips in Game of Stones trial found to have lost most weight
Healthy lifestyle may offset genetics by 60% and add five years to life, study says
Genetics alone can mean a 21% greater risk of early death, research finds, but people can improve their chances
Wim Hof breathing and cold-exposure method may have benefits, study finds
Adrenaline release thought to dampen inflammation, but experts say method ‘not without risks’
Wendy Mitchell obituary
Writer and dementia campaigner who believed that people should have the right to choose their own death
Caroline Richmond obituary
Skilled medical journalist with a gift for demystifying evidence who was also an admired obituarist of doctors and scientists
Children living near green spaces ‘have stronger bones’
Bone strength is set in childhood so better park access could prevent fractures in older people, study finds
Lower socioeconomic status ‘triples risk of early-onset dementia’
People from less privileged background at greater risk of developing condition under age of 65, study finds
Tampon that tests for STIs created by British startup
Daye’s product doubles as PCR test for chlamydia, gonorrhoea and other common infections
Sleeping less than five hours a night can raise depression risk, study suggests
Consistently short sleep duration more likely to precede symptoms than inverse, genetic data reveal
Should I worry about my clicking joints – and stop cracking my knuckles?
Our knees, shoulders, necks and hands make all sorts of pops and clicks. Sometimes we even encourage them. But is this the sound of damage being done?