Public health

Cambridge researchers have discovered why living in a disadvantaged neighbourhood may be linked to an increase in an individual’s risk of dementia...

Researchers have developed a handheld device that could potentially replace stethoscopes as a tool for detecting certain types of heart disease.

A new cultural history of the 1970s wellness industry offers urgent lessons for today. It reveals that in the seventies, wellness was neither...

School uniform policies could be restricting young people from being active, particularly primary school-aged girls, new research suggests.

Increases in symptoms of depression are associated with a subsequent increase in bodyweight when measured one month later, new research from the...

A healthy lifestyle that involves moderate alcohol consumption, a healthy diet, regular physical activity, healthy sleep and frequent social...

A study of the DNA of more than 55,000 people worldwide has shed light on how we maintain healthy blood sugar levels after we have eaten, with...

Trans and non-binary adults are more likely than the general population to experience long-term health conditions, including mental health problems...