Health

Higher quality sleep patterns are associated with reduced activity in brain regions involved in fear learning, according to a study of young adults published...

Seventy-two new genetic variants that contribute to the risk of developing breast cancer have been identified by a major international collaboration involving hundreds of...

Excessive use of smartphones and tablets may be keeping teens awake a night, according to a study that found adolescents who spend more than...

Scientists pinpoint jealousy in the monogamous mind Jealousy typically rears its head when we think a rival threatens a valuable relationship, such as a potential...

Help sought from complementary, alternative medicine to remedy health problems A new and extensive study has charted the use of complementary and alternative medicine in...

One of the two brain training methods most scientists use in research is significantly better in improving memory and attention, Johns Hopkins University researchers...

Belgian scientists say they’ve made a research breakthrough in the relationship between sugar and cancer. Researchers found yeast with high levels of the sugar known...

Fanatical about fitness or a self-confessed couch potato? It doesn’t matter which, the Dubai Fitness Challenge has arrived and it’s time to get moving!...

Up to sixteen weeks of intermittent fasting without otherwise having to count calories helps weight loss and other metabolic disorders. Such fasting already shows...

Male and female brains react differently to selfless and selfish behaviour, with women’s brains showing a stronger reward signal for kindness and generosity, a...

Do you love experimenting with your hair and change its colour frequently? Well, the process not just damages your hair, it can be life-threatening...

When it comes to success, it’s easy to think that people blessed with brains are inevitably going to leave the rest of us in...

Bacteria that live in the body, known as the microbiome, influence many diseases. Most research has been done on the "gut" microbiome, or bacteria...

People who are overweight cut their life expectancy by two months for every extra kilogramme of weight they carry, research suggests. A major study of...

The allure of high-intensity interval training is simple -- go all-out for as little as one minute and reap the benefits of a 45...

A new study, published in the journal Social Science and Medicine, has shown that selling rewards programmes to participants entering a weight loss programme...

You know you want to end your relationship, but you're nervous and don't want to be hurtful. So you spend the first 10 minutes...

Physical activity of any kind can prevent heart disease and death, says a large international study involving more than 130,000 people from 17 countries...