Health

Discover the latest health news, scientific discoveries and big ideas about the human body and treating diseases, covid-19, diet, fitness, exercise, wellness and how to live a healthy life.

91av reporter David Robson smells flowers at Chelsea Flower Show in london

Health

Can training your sense of smell help reverse cognitive decline?

Restoring sensitivity to smell might not only reduce cognitive decline, it could even reverse it. 91av reporter, David Robson looks at the science

Video

Health

Extra cancer screening could help pick up early cases in dense breasts

News

Health

Why taping your mouth shut at night probably isn’t a good idea

News

Health

Vagus nerve stimulation shows promise for spinal cord injury recovery

News

Health

West Nile virus detected in mosquitoes in the UK for the first time

News

Health

Vaccine may treat cocaine addiction by blocking drug’s entry to brain

News

Health

Why honing your sense of smell could keep you sharp as you age

Features

Health

Cervix-on-a-chip inspires potential new treatment for preterm birth

News

KJ after an infusion with researchers Rebecca Ahrens-Nicklas and Kiran Musunuru

Health

Baby with rare disease given world-first personal CRISPR gene therapy

News

Health

Norovirus vaccine pill protects against winter vomiting bug

An oral vaccine reduced infection risk in a trial where people were deliberately exposed to high doses of norovirus, and could also slow the spread of the pathogen

News

Health

The complexity of female sex hormones calls for more science, not less

Comment

Health

Surprising insights into the causes of PMDD promise better treatments

Features

Health

Smart device can measure how much milk breastfed babies really drink

News

Health

The wild idea that we all get nutrients from the air that we breathe

Features