While men are disproportionally affected by conditions that cause early death, women are left with higher levels of illness and disability Women live longer than …
Researchers examined data from seven studies involving more than 9,000 women around the world Perimenopausal women have a 40% higher risk of experiencing depression than …
DWP carried out research in response to criticism five years ago but has consistently refused to publish it UK politics – latest updates Ministers have …
A new study has found that voters in 19 countries, including in three of the world’s largest democracies, are widely skeptical about whether their political …
Switch could also cut prevalence of disability linked to diet-related disease and help tackle the climate crisis, researchers found Swapping red meat for forage fish …
Each pregnancy is linked with an additional two to three months of biological ageing, researchers say Pregnancy may speed up biological ageing in women, a …
City’s mayor outlines ‘internationalist’ vision in manifesto as he bids for third term in May London’s Labour mayor Sadiq Khan is to offer young people …
Drug companies urged to ‘release stranglehold’ on medicines such as Ozempic and Trulicity, as millions are priced out of treatment Drug companies are pricing diabetes …
Patients taking certain progestogens as a contraceptive or for gynaecological conditions may be more likely to develop growths, researchers say Millions of women around the …
Global witness analysis suggests 11.5 million deaths could be caused by burning of fuel produced by 2050 The emissions from burning oil and gas produced …
People with excessive flexibility 30% more likely to say they had not fully recovered from Covid, research finds People with excessively flexible joints may be …
Exclusive: Study compares electoral systems, with proportional representation shown not to be as volatile as critics say Cabinet ministers in the UK’s post-2019 parliament have …
Improved screening and treatment means fewer middle-aged people dying of disease despite rise in cases More middle-aged people are getting cancer but fewer of them …
Adrenaline release thought to dampen inflammation, but experts say method ‘not without risks’ Whether plunging themselves into ice baths or deliberately hyperventilating and then holding …
Britain spent about £26bn in three years on low-carbon measures, less than Italy, Germany, France and Spain, Greenpeace finds The UK spends less on low-carbon …
Landmark research suggests people have an 85% chance of positive assessment at some centres in England and 35% in others What’s behind the increase in …
A new study shows that most New Mexico families with infants exposed to illicit drugs, marijuana and alcohol in the womb have been forgoing subsidized …
Results in the Lancet’s EClinicalMedicine journal found a ‘similar risk’ of long-term symptoms as those with Covid Scientists say they have found evidence that people …
Barnardo’s says the rise in ‘bed poverty’ reflects growing levels of destitution following soaring food or gas bills More than a million children in the …
Organized crime groups have about 175,000 members and authors say the best way to reduce violence is to cut membership Organised crime groups in Mexico …
More water company regulations and improvements at treatment plants needed to protect rivers, say authors Pollution from treated and untreated sewage is the greatest threat …
Research claims children whose fathers read and play with them see a ‘small but significant’ increase in their educational attainment Children whose fathers read, play, …
Research uncovers flaws in two of four tools used by health workers worldwide to diagnose condition Paramedics and A&E doctors often miss signs of sepsis …
Research also finds there is no standardisation of training on subject across medical universities ‘There was no way I could speak up’: two women describe …
Campaigners estimate about $3.7bn in trade finance was supplied to oil and gas projects despite bank’s green pledges The World Bank poured billions of dollars …
Researchers identify 88 nests of destructive invasive non-native species near Syracuse in Sicily An invasive non-native ant species has become established in Italy and could …
Exclusive: Calls for crackdown on smoking, drinking and poor diet as study reveals £78bn cancer cost A growing epidemic of preventable cancers will lead to …
Small rise in global temperatures would affect hundreds of millions of people and could cause a sharp rise in deaths Life-threatening periods of high heat …