Category: Health

Long-term exposure to toxic air can substantially weaken the health benefits of regular exercise, suggests a new study by an international team including UCL (University

While reflecting on what we’re thankful for during the holiday season, we often focus on the external: the company of loved ones. The nourishment of

A BBC investigation finds kits on sale containing more than 500 times the legal limit of bleach.

Some social media influencers are pushing products to young gym-goers and students, health experts warn.

Experts suggest that the number of people with ADHD is actually going to remain steady.

What if a robot could show us how the brain keeps us balanced? UBC scientists built one – and their discovery could help shape new

If watching Robert De Niro ordering hammer-based retribution on a cheat’s hand in Casino instinctively made you wince, you are not alone.

The nucleus accumbens is a tiny element of the human brain triggered when we experience something enjoyable, and used to help us learn behaviours that

An international team of researchers led by the Francis Crick Institute, working with the Paul Scherrer Institute, have developed a new imaging protocol to capture

Artificial intelligence may write award-winning essays and diagnose disease with remarkable accuracy, but biological brains still hold the upper hand in at least one crucial

Breast cancer remains a predominant global health challenge for women, with late-stage diagnosis being a key contributor to its high mortality.

A team of researchers has discovered that latent antimicrobial resistance is more widespread across the world than known resistance.

Life’s instructions are written in DNA, but it is the enzyme RNA polymerase II (Pol II) that reads the script, transcribing RNA in eukaryotic cells

When most people think about donating body parts to science or medicine, they might think of life-saving donations of organs, tissues or blood. But you