Falling asleep is a bit like flicking off a light switch. One moment we are awake, but then the switch is flicked and we fall asleep.

Physicians often fail to discuss healthy lifestyle changes with cancer survivors, according to a new study.

Advanced brain imaging reveals how exposure in the womb to organophosphates changes brain activity in teenagers, a new study shows.

Married people are less likely to experience dementia as they age, according to new research.

African-Americans with severe depression are more likely to be misdiagnosed as having schizophrenia, according to a new study.

What if you didn’t need surgery to implant a pacemaker on a faulty heart? What if you could control your blood sugar levels without an injection of insulin, or mitigate the onset of a seizure without even pushing a button?

Chronic pain – acute pain that lasts for longer than three months – affects around one in five people in Europe.

Puberty is a time of dramatic development for both boys and girls. Not only are those hormones raging, but there’s all the bodily changes to contend with.

Every year a new batch of diets become trendy. In the past, the blood group, ketogenic, Pioppi and gluten-free diets were among the most popular. 

Afternoon breaks were once a common feature of nearly all primary school timetables.

Alcohol consumption guidelines vary widely between countries. In the UK and Netherlands, no more than one glass of wine or a pint of beer a day is recommended.

Moving to a new country can be challenging, not just for us but also for our bacteria.

Alcoholic drinks should all carry calorie counts according to a leading UK public health doctor writing in the BMJ today, because of their contribution to obesity.

Trying to lose weight is hard work. You need to plan meals and snacks, and make a big effort to avoid situations that trigger more eating and drinking than you’d planned.

Poor handgrip may be a sign of impaired cognition and memory among older adults, research suggests.

If you went to your dentist for a check-up and dental clean in the last year, give yourself a pat on the back.

For the past three decades or so, the conventional wisdom has been that drinking alcohol at moderate levels is good for us.

Food gives us the nutrients we need to survive, and we know a balanced diet contributes to good health.

The first animal likely was a carnivore, new research finds. Humans, along with other omnivores, belong to a rare breed.

AreMelanoma skin cancer is the fifth most common cancer – with 16,000 cases diagnosed and 2,400 deaths every year in the UK.

Illness can be the doorway to health. Whether the illness originates in the mind, body, spirit, or environment, we have the choice to allow illness to compel us either toward health and higher learning, or away from health and to eventual destruction.

Australian regulators will soon be faced with a challenge: can animal flesh produced in a lab be called meat?

Supermarkets are an essential part of modern living – open almost all the time, selling almost everything, and selling it cheap.