Public health

Even low doses of toxic chemicals in the environment pose a significant risk to cardiovascular health, according to a report in today’s edition of...

Obesity is often characterised as nothing more than greed and lack of willpower. The truth is far more complex.

A stressful workplace can damage your health. But so too can being out of work. Cambridge researchers are trying to understand why both situations...

Cambridge researchers are part of a cutting-edge project unveiled by Mayor of London Sadiq Khan last week to better understand Londoners’ exposure to...

Is it time to ditch the car and find a more active way of getting to work? It could save your life, say Oliver Mytton and Jenna Panter from the MRC...

Wines and beers labelled as lower in alcohol strength may increase the total amount of alcoholic drink consumed, according to a study published in...

Regularly drinking more than the recommended UK guidelines for alcohol could take years off your life, according to new research from the University...

Over a half of stroke patients require a degree of help with taking medicine and a sizeable minority say they do not receive as much assistance as...