Intermittent weekend exercise has same brain benefits as regular workouts, study finds

Research reveals positive cognitive health impacts of exercising once or twice a week are much the same as exercising more often

Psychedelic Outlaws by Joanna Kempner review – a compelling case for the use of magic mushrooms in pain relief

The US sociologist’s study of psychoactive fungi to treat little-known medical conditions such as cluster headaches is well researched and wide ranging

Standing desks do not reduce risk of stroke and heart failure, study suggests

Researchers say people who sit or stand for long periods should schedule regular movements throughout the day

‘Weekend warrior’ workouts may be as effective as daily exercise, study shows

Scientists say total amount of physical activity people get is more important than how frequently they train

Scans capture sweeping reorganisation of brain in pregnancy

MRIs taken from before conception until two years after birth show some short-lived changes and some lasting years

New screening trial could save thousands from prostate cancer

The £42m Transform project aims to find the best way to catch the disease in men in its early stages

What causes snoring, is it dangerous and how can it be treated?

Scientists say an epilepsy drug could reduce sleep apnoea symptoms, but how else can snoring be tackled?

Epilepsy drug could reduce sleep apnoea symptoms, study finds

Sulthiame may help prevent patients’ breathing from temporarily stopping, international research suggests

‘I wasn’t sure I’d make it’: how a new mother’s brush with TB could mean better treatment for pregnant women

Fewer that 1.5% of drugs trials between 1960 and 2013 included expectant women. Now, campaigners and doctors are aiming to change that

Doctor behind trial of HIV prevention drug recounts breakthrough moment

Prof Linda-Gail Bekker receives ovation at Aids summit after presenting trial results of ‘miracle’ drug lenacapavir