HEALTH

Inactivity may be a consequence rather than a cause of obesity.

Dr Helen Stokes-Lampard warned that it is not only hospitals that are squeezed during winter.

Willem de Kooning was diagnosed with Alzheimer's, Salvador Dali with Parkinson's and scientists say their art might reflect this.

Pairing of metformin and syrosingopine appears to be effective cancer treatment.

Injectable cabotegravir will be tested in men and transgender women who have sex with men.

The University Medical Centre in Utrecht is investigating an egg and sperm mismatch during ICSI fertility treatment.

Carrie Fisher died at the age of 60 reportedly after suffering from a heart attack.

Public Health England study revealed high levels of obesity and diabetes.

The country aims to roll out 100,000 new toilets by 2020.

We don't forget emotional experiences in a hurry, and they change how we see events in the future.

The molecule appears to have therapeutic benefits, improving growth and life-expectancy in mice.

He was sedated and taken to hospital where he is now in a stable condition.

Anastassia Ontou was described as 'heroic' after giving birth to her own granddaughter via Caesarean section.

A survey has suggested women may be delaying pregnancy until after the Zika outbreak is over.

None of the 5,837 people who got the vaccine in a trial recorded traces of the deadly virus.

Dopamine receptor genes modulate our emotional response to music and noise.

The Solanezumab trial has failed but other compounds show promising results.

Why do people fake it, how does anatomy shape it and why do we have them at all?

Doctors have discovered babies who died from SIDS had low levels of brain protein orexin.

Adolescents are more likely to commit a violent act if a friend or an acquaintance does so.

Scientists investigate how we can hear words in noisy environments - the 'cocktail party effect'.

Morning After app helps you work out when you are safe to drive again.

The average Christmas dinner is thought to contain up to 7,000 calories - but what happens to your body when you eat that much?

Syndromes that cause patients to mistake loved-ones for impostors have been mapped in the brain.

Scientists have identified new compound that could reduce TB treatment duration.

The genome editing technique is progressively revolutionising medical research.

Reduction in grey matter volumes in areas associated with social processes may prepare women for motherhood.

The legal high was leaving its users glassy-eyed, aimless and sprawled on the streets.

Lidl has warned customers not to eat the gravy which has been found to have been contaminated with xylene.