Participants were less likely to become homeless or spend time in hospital or prison, researchers say. Source link

Understanding the seasonal patterns of sperm could improve fertility treatments, by optimising the timing of treatment, the reasearchers say. Source link

"Cervical screening can be difficult for some women for many reasons, like if they have had a bad previous experience, they are menopausal, they have a physical or learning ...

Michelle RobertsDigital health editorDiabetes UKThanks to the study, Imogen, who is 12, is now receiving medication to help delay her diabetesAll UK children could be offered screening for type ...

Marie-Louise ConnollyBBC News NI health correspondentBBCRodney Hamilton, who had a stroke 21 years ago, is taking part in the projectA man who had a stroke is taking part in ...

The UK government will soon be asking lots of cat and dog owners to collect and send their pet's poo for laboratory testing. Experts worry that some domestic animals ...

School-age children in Australia are vaping less, research suggests, a year after a government ban on disposable vapes came into effect. Vaping rates among 14 to 17 year olds ...

Getty ImagesWeight loss drugs could help turn the tide on obesity - but there are side effectsA study into potential serious side effects of weight loss jabs has been ...

Helen BriggsBBC environment correspondent•@hbriggsGetty ImagesOnly tree-living sloths are found on the planet today, but the group was once much more diverseSloths have a reputation for being sluggish and slow, ...

Victoria GillScience correspondentKevin Church/BBC NewsResearchers are using specially designed games and brain-scanning 'hats' to work out how children develop key skills Two-year-old Henry is completely transfixed by the iPad ...

Liv McMahonTechnology reporterGetty ImagesPeople who spend more time looking at a screen in bed are more likely to report insomnia and sleep loss, a study has found.The research is ...

Branwen JeffreysEducation editorGetty ImagesThe poorest children are missing more school and falling further behind classmates, research shared with the BBC suggests.According to new analysis by the Education Policy Institute ...