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Rats that had ancestors who had been exposed to a fungicide experienced health problems. Credit: Kseniia Glazkova/AlamyExposure to a fungicide induced changes to gene expression in…

The Film and TV charity has unveiled a landmark set of principles for safeguarding mental health in what’s been called a “watershed moment” for the UK…

Jenna Turnbull’s chest is tightening. The 36-year-old civil servant, who lives in Cardiff, can picture herself as she speaks: an 11-year-old in her PE kit waiting…

Almost half the public delay or avoid contacting their GP surgery when they are ill, mainly because they think they will struggle to get an appointment.Overall…

For a long time fat was seen simply as an inert yellow substance wrapping around our bodies, but now that’s changing. Scientists are beginning to understand…

The Education Department has faced significant pushback since it dug its heels in on proposed caps for graduate student loans in the fall, only allowing students…

As a seven-year-old boy is treated for polio at a hospital in Malawi, the country has launched a major vaccination campaign to stem an outbreak of…

My psychological research rarely makes good comedy material, but in a standup show in London recently, those two worlds collided. One of the jokes was about…

When I sat at my desk this morning, I couldn’t slouch over the keyboard like I usually do. As much as I tried to hunch over,…

In your interview with Tracey Emin about A Second Life, her forthcoming major exhibition at Tate Modern, and other matters (‘Regrets? Number one: smoking. Number two:…