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Fertility treatment doesn't increase the risk of divorce

Couples may learn to talk more to deal with the stress of fertility treatments.

6 days ago

By Léa Surugue

Sexual health

Air pollution knocks a decade off life expectancy

People who die from air pollution typically lose nine to 11 years of life.

7 days ago

By Martha Henriques

How close are we to witnessing the world's first human head transplant?

If Sergio Canavero is to deliver for his proposed timeline of December 2017, he has huge hurdles to overcome.

7 days ago

By Darren Ó hAilín

Myth busted: Women are just as clear and rational on their period

Study finds women don't get 'brain fog' during their time of the month.

7 days ago

By Martha Henriques

Why having a gut feeling really does exist - and how it influences your mental health

A small study has linked specific bacteria to regions of the human brain.

12 days ago

By Léa Surugue

£70m 'wasted' by NHS to prescribe paracetamol warns TaxPayers' Alliance

"The money for these items doesn't grow on trees," John O'Connell tells IBTimes UK.

12 days ago

By Ian Silvera

HIV stigma: One in three Britons would not give first aid to someone safely living with the virus

Effective treatment prevents patients from passing on the virus, but few people know that.

13 days ago

By Léa Surugue

Should you go to work with a hangover?

On any given work day around 200,000 British workers turn up to work hungover.

13 days ago

By Sally Adams

Two women hospitalised after New Mexico reports latest cases of plague

Around 80% of plague cases in the US are bubonic, the CDC says.

14 days ago

By James Tennent

How drinking coffee can help you lose weight

Could caffeine be the key to help scientists develop obesity treatments?

14 days ago

By Léa Surugue

Obesity

How the APOE4 Alzheimer's gene affects your brain function as you get older

The gene raises the risk of people developing Alzheimer's disease.

15 days ago

By Léa Surugue

How deadly viruses frozen in time could threaten humanity when Siberian permafrost melts

A study warns that the risk of becoming infected with a pathogen trapped in ancient permafrost is real, but extremely low

15 days ago

By Léa Surugue

Nasa scientist slams Gwyneth Paltrow's Goop healing stickers: 'What a load of BS this is'

Paltrow's wellness brand claimed the product was made with the same 'conductive carbon material' used in Nasa's astronaut suits.

15 days ago

By Lara Rebello

Cholera claims 1,300 lives in Yemen as epidemic spreads rapidly

Unicef and WHO waging grim battle to contain outbreak in conflict-ravaged nation.

16 days ago

By Karen Noronha

United Nations

Heart disease genes seen in Egyptian mummies still exist because they also boost reproduction

Coronary heart disease has not disappeared with natural selection despite being leading cause of death.

19 days ago

By Léa Surugue

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Taylor Review fudge will do nothing to prevent the gig economy's race to the bottom

10 hours ago

By James Bloodworth

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Fertility treatment doesn't increase the risk of divorce

Air pollution knocks a decade off life expectancy

How close are we to witnessing the world's first human head transplant?

Myth busted: Women are just as clear and rational on their period

Why having a gut feeling really does exist - and how it influences your mental health

£70m 'wasted' by NHS to prescribe paracetamol warns TaxPayers' Alliance

HIV stigma: One in three Britons would not give first aid to someone safely living with the virus

Should you go to work with a hangover?

Two women hospitalised after New Mexico reports latest cases of plague

How drinking coffee can help you lose weight

How the APOE4 Alzheimer's gene affects your brain function as you get older

How deadly viruses frozen in time could threaten humanity when Siberian permafrost melts

Nasa scientist slams Gwyneth Paltrow's Goop healing stickers: 'What a load of BS this is'

Cholera claims 1,300 lives in Yemen as epidemic spreads rapidly

Heart disease genes seen in Egyptian mummies still exist because they also boost reproduction

Taylor Review fudge will do nothing to prevent the gig economy's race to the bottom

Taylor Review fudge will do nothing to prevent the gig economy's race to the bottom

Splatoon 2's single-player Hero Mode feels fresh despite very few changes

Splatoon 2's single-player Hero Mode feels fresh despite very few changes

Yemen is suffering at the hands of Saudi Arabia - and the UK is profiting

Yemen is suffering at the hands of Saudi Arabia - and the UK is profiting