An overzealous push for breastfeeding is affecting availability of baby formula in food banks, worsening problems for the poorest people, writes Clare Wilson

It’s wrong to try to change minds by distorting the science

Taking the supplement for three years led to people doing better in memory and cognitive tests compared with a placebo tablet

Implants in brain and spine allow Dutch man to walk and climb stairs by power of thought, in world first use of the technology

Extra cerebrospinal fluid – which normally flushes out waste - was pumped into the brain after people watched intense visual stimuli

Use of an artificial blood substitute can reverse cell damage caused by lack of oxygen and could make more organs available for transplants, treat heart attacks and strokes and even reverse death

The number of people under 50 with cancer is increasing in many countries and for many different tumour types. Why this is occurring isn't entirely clear, but it may be due to some aspects of modern...

Mothers and babies are sometimes being harmed by beliefs that births without medical assistance are best

The evolution of deadly tumours and their migration around the body has been charted in unprecedented detail in ten women with breast cancer for first time

An implant made from biodegradable materials chills nerves to 10°C, reducing pain signals sent to rats' brains, and can be absorbed into the body over time

Polygenic tests can predict your risk of heart disease, diabetes and cancer, but some doctors worry about the consequences for healthcare systems and for us

The removal of Caesarean section targets for hospitals in England is a welcome reversal in how we manage pregnancy and birth

The sweetener, called erythritol, caused blood clots in mice and and is linked with higher numbers of deaths in people

A sequence for the human genome was first published in 2001, but this original reference doesn't reflect the full genetic diversity of humanity - something a new "pangenome" attempts to solve

Research suggests inflammation may be just as important as cholesterol as a cause of heart attacks, suggesting different treatments should be considered for prevention

DNA from plague bacteria has been identified in graves from 1338 in Kyrgyzstan, and these pathogens appear to be the ancestors of those that caused the Black Death

The finding suggests that weight loss and diabetes injections such Ozempic, Wegovy and Zepbound, may have wider medical benefits than first thought

Detailed 3D scans of embryos in the first three months of pregnancy may shed more light on whether they are delayed in growth, a possible sign of an impending miscarriage

Studies that failed to compare rates of long covid symptoms after infection with baseline rates in the population made the prevalence of the condition seem higher than it really is

A large study tracking women in the UK finds that vegetarians have a higher risk of breaking a hip compared with women who eat any amount of meat

People who have gone into cardiac arrest can get treatment faster if a drone delivers a defibrillator, but there needs to be someone nearby trained in CPR, shows a trial in Sweden

Antibody treatments that target amyloid plaques in the brains of people with Alzheimer's have shown promise in trials, but questions about their side effects and practicality remain

It started in psychology, but now findings in many scientific fields are proving impossible to replicate. Here's what researchers are doing to restore science's reputation

Capuchins, which have hands similar to ours, are deceived by a sleight-of-hand trick. But marmosets, which lack opposable thumbs, aren’t fooled

Hundreds of new studies about our physical and mental wellbeing are published every month, but the results can be conflicting and confusing. Our health newsletter will give you the health and fitness...

People with conditions like psoriasis and rheumatoid arthritis who took a two-week break from the immune-suppressing drug methotrexate saw their antibody levels double up to 12 weeks after their...

Hundreds of new studies about our physical and mental wellbeing are published every month, but the results can be conflicting and confusing. Our health newsletter will give you the health and fitness...

Analysis of thousands of exchanges between the intelligent cetaceans suggests they combine short click patterns – similar to letters of the alphabet - into longer sequences

Many people strive to touch their toes or do the splits, but it is perfectly possible to get all the benefits of stretching without pushing your body to its limits

People with higher levels of niacin in their blood may be more at risk of a heart attack or stroke, possibly because too much of the vitamin inflames blood vessels

A new insight into why some IVF embryos go into "developmental arrest" could help researchers create treatments that coax them into growing normally

Iron nanoparticles in our brains may contribute to Alzheimer’s disease and we finally know where they come from – air pollution from traffic fumes

Hundreds of new studies about our physical and mental wellbeing are published every month, but the results can be conflicting and confusing. Our health newsletter will give you the health and fitness...

Giving babies potentially allergenic foods early on may reduce the risk of allergies – but many parents don't as that conflicts with advice to breastfeed until six months

The guidance looks set to reinforce the message that ‘Breast is Best’ - and questions mothers about why they are using formula

Hundreds of new studies about our physical and mental wellbeing are published every month, but the results can be conflicting and confusing. Our health newsletter will give you the health and fitness...

Some doctors say health checks for older people should include the “flamingo balance test”, asking people to stand on one leg for 10 seconds – but the connection between balance and health is unclear

Hundreds of new studies about our physical and mental wellbeing are published every month, but the results can be conflicting and confusing. Our health newsletter will give you the health and fitness...

Under new rules in Australia, e-cigarettes will be more tightly regulated as prescription-only pharmaceutical products and nicotine-free vapes will be banned completely

About 80 per cent of people who received infliximab straight after diagnosis with the inflammatory bowel condition had controlled their symptoms after a year, compared with just 15 per cent of those...

Pregnancies that last longer lead to larger babies and riskier births, but some genes have let mothers and fetuses find a middle ground

Hundreds of new studies about our physical and mental wellbeing are published every month, but the results can be conflicting and confusing. Our health newsletter will give you the health and fitness...

Hundreds of new studies about our physical and mental wellbeing are published every month, but the results can be conflicting and confusing. Our health newsletter will give you the health and fitness...

[tbc] The record for the maximum human lifespan has stayed unbroken since the 1990s but that might change, according to a new way of analysing mortality records

Hundreds of new studies about our physical and mental wellbeing are published every month, but the results can be conflicting and confusing. Our health newsletter will give you the health and fitness...

After analysing a symptom-tracking app, researchers found 4.5 per cent of users who were infected when the omicron variant was dominant had symptoms at least four weeks later, compared with 10.8 per...

Hundreds of new studies about our physical and mental wellbeing are published every month, but the results can be conflicting and confusing. Our health newsletter will give you the health and fitness...

Hundreds of new studies about our physical and mental wellbeing are published every month, but the results can be conflicting and confusing. Our health newsletter will give you the health and fitness...

Objective Meditation techniques are widely used as therapy and wellbeing practices, but there are growing concerns about its potential for harm. The aim of the present study is to systematically...

Hundreds of new studies about our physical and mental wellbeing are published every month, but the results can be conflicting and confusing. Our health newsletter will give you the health and fitness...

Hundreds of new studies about our physical and mental wellbeing are published every month, but the results can be conflicting and confusing. Our health newsletter will give you the health and fitness...