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Oily fish twice a week is best breast cancer defence - research

Women eating two helpings a week of oily fish such as salmon may gain protection against breast cancer, claim researchers.

Fitness Challenge: Shake those assets

Each week Rachel Grunwell tries a new sport to bring you the lowdown.

Carbs could cause cravings like drugs: research

Junk food could be addictive and stimulate cravings in much the same way as an illicit drug, a brain scanning study shows.

Test if child will grow out of asthma: Kiwi first

Parents whose children suffer from asthma may soon be able to predict whether they will be afflicted by the respiratory condition for the rest of their lives.

Survivor calls for sunbed ban

A melanoma survivor says while regulating the sunbed industry is a step in the right direction, the council should go one further and ban them altogether.

You can pee a rainbow - and what the colours mean

Red, blue, violet and green - a whole spectrum of colours regularly show up on urine tests in hospital labs. Now a scientist has snapped the pee rainbow.

Louise Thompson: Focus on the feeling

Fitness Challenge: Pedal for the love of life

Each week Rachel Grunwell tries a new sport to bring you the lowdown.

Superfood? Or super hype?

The giant leap from testing foods in the lab to their amazing marketed powers is simply too far to be scientifically or ethically sound, writes Emma Beckett and Zoe Yates.

For better or worse, until restless sleep do we part

I am gradually, but remorselessly, being pushed out of the marital bedroom. The presence of six cats, four of them so small as to be easily squashed by a clumsy male foot, is only the start of it.

Where does size really matter?

Most men are more concerned about how they measure up against their male friends than what their girlfriends think of their penis size, a new study has found.

Blog: Benefits of bath time

Stress leads to grey hairs

If you’re worried about going grey – try to relax. Scientists have found too much stress really does turn our hair white.

Low vitamin D = high blood pressure

Low levels of vitamin D can trigger high blood pressure, a new study shows.

Professionals face cancer danger

Successful women may be more likely to develop breast cancer – and stress at work, including prejudice, discrimination, and resistance, could be to blame.

Why we eat at sad times

From heartache to hangovers, it's the emotional crutch that many a woman will turn to. But why is it so hard to stop after a few scoops of ice cream?

Breast best for brainy baby

Breast milk boosts brain development in babies by up to 30 per cent, according to a new study.

Flying with yoga

Each week Rachel Grunwell tries a new sport to bring you the lowdown.