‘Now I do weight training’: how exercise helped one patient stay free of cancer Margaret Tubridy, 69, took part in landmark study that reveals the role of exercise in preventing return of disease
‘E-tattoo’ could track mental workload for people in high-stake jobs, study says Scientists say device could alert workers such as pilots and healthcare staff when they are feeling the strain
Argentina used as a ‘testing ground’ for eroding abortion rights, warns Amnesty Alarm as Javier Milei’s government curbs state supply of abortion pills and seeks to reverse landmark legalisation
UK among lowest-ranked countries for ‘human flourishing’ in wellbeing study Findings of survey on happiness, health, finances, meaning in life and relationships raise concerns for young people
Final autopsy results on Gene Hackman and his wife, Betsy Arakawa, reveal complex health issues Report confirms that Arakawa died of hantavirus and her husband, who had heart problems and Alzeimer’s disease, may not have realised she had died
Teenagers who go to bed early and sleep longer have sharper brains, study finds Researchers surprised at impact that even small differences in sleep make to adolescents’ cognitive abilities
The end of WeightWatchers? How the dieting club lost out to slimming drugs As the global enterprise grapples with reported debts of $1.4bn, its calorie-counting formula may have had its day
New gonorrhoea treatment hailed as breakthrough in fight against drug resistance Researchers say gepotidacin could be delivered via a pill and help combat strains resistant to standard treatment
Covid ‘benevolence bump’ endures as acts of kindness 10% higher than before 2020 World Happiness Report finds volunteering more frequent in most regions as Finland tops chart again and Costa Rica and Mexico enter top 10
‘It’s back to drug rationing’: the end of HIV was in sight. Then came the cuts The abrupt halt to US funding threatens to undo decades of advances, dramatically increasing infections and deaths, but some see an opportunity for Africa to lead the response