Scientists have identified new genetic risk factors for depression across all major global populations after a study involving five million participants, giving hope for new treatments.The world’s ...

Bowel cancer is the second-biggest cancer killer in the UK, and recent research suggests the risk of developing it is rising.

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As of March 2020, nearly 42% of US adults had obesity, with the report estimating that more than a billion people are living ...

Dr Rossi listed three tips for trying to reach a 'happy weight', including how you prepare certain foods and what time you ...

The researchers are advocating for a new approach that emphasises the impact of excess body fat on health, rather than relying solely on Body Mass Index (BMI).

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King's College London has honoured DJ Cuppy and described her as a change maker. It also displayed her picture in front of ...

BMI is used to classify individuals as underweight, healthy weight, overweight, or obese based on their height and weight. It ...

A team of international researchers, including Australians, analysed data from 29 countries across the world and uncovered almost 300 new genetic links to depression.

Depression affects around one in four young adults, but there’s still so much we don’t know about the role of biology in mental health disorders. It’s ...

Obesity is currently defined using a person's body mass index, or BMI. This is calculated as weight (in kilograms) divided by ...