Sugar, not fat, exposed as deadly villain in obesity epidemic

It's addictive and toxic, like a drug, and we need to wean ourselves off it, says US doctor

Britain ponders ‘three-person embryos’ to combat genetic diseases

If given green light, British scientists would be the first to offer treatments letting babies be born with DNA from three people

The Muslim Brotherhood has shown its contempt for Egypt’s women

Amira Nowaira: In rejecting a draft UN declaration calling for an end to violence against women, the organisation's blatant misogyny is exposed

Young women and stress: how do you cope? Readers respond

Ruth Spencer: Recent research showed that young women are feeling more stressed than men, so we asked you for your best tips to help

How women experience stress: what the research tells us

Studies show that women are more likely to feel anxious or sad – and that women rely more on their social circles than men

Young people deserve better education about abortion

Even in countries where abortion is legal, access is limited or restricted, says Doortje Braeken

Asylum seekers deserve better maternity care

This Mother's Day Anna Musgrave was busy working with the mums who seem to have been forgotten – asylum-seekers denied the dignity in pregnancy the rest of us expect in the UK

Helen Clark: UN must not backtrack on women’s reproductive rights

Head of UN development programme sounds warning as Malta, Russia and Vatican try to remove references to sexual rights

UK funds aim to end female genital mutilation ‘in a generation’

Britain pledges up to £35m to help eliminate FGM, but changing tradition poses huge challenge for campaigners

Sugar is behind global explosion in type 2 diabetes, study finds

Researchers say link between consumption of sugar and diabetes is independent from obesity