Think your vegetarian diet is saving the planet? Think again
Lots of people are cutting back on meat to be more environmentally friendly, but other foods come at a cost to the climate too.
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Medieval pilgrim burial reveals new secrets about how leprosy reached Europe
One of the skeletons buried in the leprosy cemetery in Winchester appears to have been a pilgrim.
How LSD makes you see the world as 'meaningful'
LSD's effects on brain serotonin receptors make us attribute meanings to stimuli from our environment.
The first pig-human embryos have been created – paving the way for organs grown in animals
Chimeras will teach scientists about how human stem cells survive in animals and create organs, but they also raise ethical questions.
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Cancer resarchers hail 'monumental leap forward' in treatment for lung and pancreatic cancer
The two diseases affect more than 50,000 Brits each year and have highest cancer mortality rates.
The 'Big Five' personality traits have been linked to the wrinkles in your brain
Understanding how neurotic people's brains work could lead to better treatments for anxiety in the future.
Trump bans funding for NGOs which support abortion abroad
The move comes two days after millions of women across the globe marched to defend their rights.
The new cuddle hormone: Kisspeptin bridges the divide between emotions and sex hormones
The discovery could lead to treatments for people with certain psychosexual disorders.
Scrapping the worst pollution-emitting stoves could prevent 22.5 million early deaths by 2100
Inefficient solid-fuel cooking stoves have significant health risks and contribute to climate change
Black humour is a mark of intelligence, and of being secretly sweet on the inside
A black sense of humour doesn't make you more likely to be a psychopath after all.
FSA's cancer warning over burned toast and roast potatoes criticised by experts
Food Standards Agency has advised people should reduce consumption of browned toast and crispy potatoes.
Cervical cancer: Mortality rates underestimated, especially among black women
Taking into account hysterectomies in the analysis of cancer mortality has led to these rates being underestimated.
In first act as president, Trump signs order to unravel Obamacare
The flagship healthcare law took Obama six years to implement, but Trump started repeal in one stroke.
Genital herpes vaccine shows promise for millions infected worldwide
The trivalent vaccine has been tested in guinea pigs and macaques.
Here's why coffee drinkers can live longer
Caffeine found to counter age-related inflammation which often triggers cardiovascular disease.
18 million Americans could lose insurance in first year of Obamacare repeal
Congressional Budget Office report says figures could rise to 32 million within a decade.
Wrongly diagnosed? A third of adults with asthma do not actually suffer from it
Diagnosing asthma can be difficult because it is such a complex and variable condition.
Vaper has 7 teeth blown out as e-cigarette explodes
Andrew Hall was left pulling chunks of plastic, teeth and foreign objects from his mouth, throat and lips.
James Bond's disregard of smoking risks worries health campaigners
Every 007 movie has featured smoking, except one.
It's not a teenage thing - Women in their 40s or 50s suffer from eating disorders too
Traumas during childhood and personality traits increase risk of developing eating disorders well into adulthood.
Does HIV treatment increase the risk of unprotected sex – and syphilis?
Among men who have sex with men, the risk of getting syphilis is increasing, and HAART could be a factor.
Human organs-on-chips: Harvard develops microchips lined with living cells to revolutionise medicine
Microchips lined with living human organ cells will transform how diseases and drugs are tested.
Why do women have periods? Everything you need to know about menstruation.
Humans are among a select few species that menstruate.
Blue Monday: Mental health charity slams fake science for trivialising depression and mental illness
Blue Monday was dreamed up up by a PR company working on behalf of a holiday channel in 2005.
Trump says Obamacare replacement will provide 'insurance for everybody'
President-elect says the new programme will be 'much less expensive and much better'.
Democrats lead thousands to protest repeal of Affordable Care Act in Boston
Our First Stand rallies were held throughout the US against the GOP's plan to gut Obamacare.
Blue Monday isn't the most depressing day of the year – bogus science trivialises mental health problems
A decade-old PR stunt perpetuates the myth that depression isn't a real illness.
Damien Hirst and Grayson Perry among artists involved in Parkinson's fundraising project
The artists have all created original artwork within Perspex cubes symbolising Parkinson's disease.
'Unsafe' frozen meat and fish products recalled after packaged in 'unapproved premises'
Home Bargains, Factory Foods and Fultons Foods are among the shops affected.
GPs hit back after Theresa May blames them for NHS crisis
PM said GPs need to push forward with a seven-day service, but she was accused of 'scapegoating'.
Wearable technology knows you're ill before you do
Sensors spotted senior author of study had Lyme disease before he was aware himself.
Nightmare superbug infection resistant to all antibiotics kills US woman
Pan-resistant superbugs means the return of incurable bacterial infections.
Drug chain CVS drops Mylan's EpiPen for alternative costing sixth of the price
Mylan was at the heart of a firestorm after it raised prices by 450% since 2004.
Mosquito mutant - Genetic modification helps scientists fight dengue virus
Scientists are working at new ways to come up with vector control methods to fight off dengue fever.
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