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Patients with severe depression can get as much benefit from cognitive behavioural therapy

08 Feb 2017
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A new analysis of cervical cancer mortality rates has revealed that the risk of dying from

07 Feb 2017
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People who speak two or more languages cope better with the symptoms of dementia, new stud

06 Feb 2017
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Long term heavy alcohol use in adolescence alters cortical excitability and functional con

05 Feb 2017
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Pregnant women with mild thyroid problems who receive thyroid hormone treatment have a dec

03 Feb 2017
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Just one session of interval weight training can improve blood vessel function and reduce

02 Feb 2017
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Higher levels of anxiety and depression may be associated with an increased risk of death

01 Feb 2017
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People with depression who successfully quit smoking using smoking cessation services can

31 Jan 2017

Policies to ‘screen and treat’ people to prevent type 2 diabetes are unlikely to have a substantial impact on the growing diabetes epidemic, say researchers from the University of Oxford. 

17 Jan 2017

A high dietary intake of cured and processed meats is linked to worsening asthma symptoms, with four or more weekly servings having the greatest impact, new research suggests. 

12 Jan 2017

Older people who follow a Mediterranean diet retain more brain volume than those who do not follow the diet as closely, new study results suggest. 

11 Jan 2017

Moderate alcohol consumption with friends at a local pub could be linked to improved well-being, say researchers at the University of Oxford. 

10 Jan 2017

Experts have called for a review of the criminalisation of abortion and better access to contraception for women in Brazil after research revealed more than 50% are avoiding getting pregnant because of the Zika virus. 

10 Jan 2017

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