Born under a lucky star
Researchers have found that the month you were born in could affect your health. Margaret McCartney reports.
Newsreaders could be bad for your health
Watching an average day's events from around the world in a short time triggers depression, confusion, irritation, anger and anxiety, suggests a study led by Attila Szabo at Nottingham Trent University. By James Meikle.
Medical research ‘stifled by rules’
A 'catastrophic' increase in bureaucracy from new European regulations has slowed the pace of medical research in the UK and will make academics reliant on funding from the pharmaceutical industry, researchers have warned.
Don’t blame fast food, television or the car – fat is a technological issue
Ashley Seager: We've long blamed television for turning us into a nation of couch potatoes but now the dismal science is weighing in with the idea that it is technology, rather than a change in tastes or the growth of fast food restaurants, that is the cause of obesity.
Want to feel less stress? Become a fighter pilot, not a commuter
Commuters on Britain's rush-hour roads and railways suffer greater anxiety than fighter pilots or riot police facing angry mobs of protesters, according to research published today.
Light at the end of the tunnel …
Unlocking the human genome opened a door to ending disease, scientists claimed four years ago. David Adam asks what, if any, progress has been made so far.