Caesarean babies have lower level of ‘good’ gut bacteria, study shows

Research suggests surgical delivery may make babies more prone to respiratory infections

Dorothy Rowe obituary

Psychologist who believed in listening to patients, and could express complex ideas with brilliant simplicity

Five damaging myths about video games – let’s shoot ’em up

Does video gaming really breed antisocial behaviour and isolation? On the contrary…

Life hacking: why self-optimising can be suboptimal

However noble the goal of self-improvement may be, it is not without risks

Why people believe the Earth is flat and we should listen to anti-vaxxers

Science communication has lost its sense of empathy and misunderstands how fear can alter a person’s belief system

Hopes rise for male contraceptive pill breakthrough

Trial of once-daily capsule appeared to reduce sperm count with few side-effects

I thought I’d grieved the death of my sister – until I found this retreat

A week in Wales with a lifeboat of fellow passengers reaps surprising results

Health secretary wants NHS to roll out genetic tests to detect diseases

Matt Hancock hails ‘game-changer’ but critics raise racial bias and ‘fatalism’ concerns

Ask your mum questions and you may discover… yourself

When Elma van Vliet decided to start asking her mother about her life, the results were remarkable

Getting fit in middle age as beneficial as starting early – study

Increasing activity in 40s and 50s lowers risk of early death just like staying fit from teens