HEALTH

Men living with their newborn child experience an average 2.6% BMI increase.

Study shows that being transgender is not the result of a hormone imbalance.

Study – thought to be first of its kind – unequivocally shows a link between cancer and bad sleeping patterns

Those with a gene variation were 20% more likely to indulge in compulsive eating.

Researchers believe early treatment may be a reason behind the longest remission in children.

South London St Thomas' hospital to routinely check A&E patients requiring blood test for HIV virus.

'We have an opportunity to save many thousands of lives from cancer every year.'

A lens maker on Kickstarter makes it possible to create a DIY microscope as good as a £300 microscope.

IBTimes UK has a look at Figure 1.

Dr Tang Juyu, at Xiangya Hospital was able to attach the severed hand back on to the patient's wrist.

A three-year-old whose head swelled to four times the normal size received life-saving surgery to shrink it.

Remote controlled brain implant can shine light deep inside the brains of mice.

A study has revealed that only one in 210 men and one in 124 women with obesity can reduce weight to healthy proportions.

Scientists to undertake studies to modify malaria drugs Chloroquine and Amodiaquine.

Buruli ulcer is rife in poor West African communities

Human screams have unique acoustic signature exclusively used to signal distress.

Colorado Fetal Care Center is using 3D printing in fetal surgery to solve spinal defects in utero

The Australian drone startup will deliver medical supplies to a remote region in Southwest Virginia.

High-quality mass produced artificial sperm developed by scientists in China.

Memory loss man can only remember 90 minutes after root-canal treatment.

Three startups - Huel, Soylent and Ambronite - claim their pouches of powder can replace solid food.

Defra imposes 'temporary control zone' within farm in Goosnargh, Preston, as precautionary measure.

14-year-old Hunter Boutain suffered a rare and fatal brain infection caused by the Naegleria fowleri amoeba.

Negative side effects like memory loss may no longer hold medical marijuana back.

The King's College London study showed that smoking causes psychosis rather than the reverse.

Zoltan Istvan describes Immortality Bus as "pro-science symbol of resistance against ageing and death".

'If we delay it may well be too late to save the most vulnerable children'

Nutritionist says there is no evidence that banana skins promote weight loss.

Self-identified vampires are more common than people realise, expert says.