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Health

Relaxing relieves stress. Here’s the best way to do it

We all need to chill out to reduce our stress levels but does watching TV count? What about running? And what’s the best form of micro-relaxation?

Features

reading a book in a library

Health

Discover how to sit to dodge the dangers of inactivity

Features

Breathing exercise Pranayama

Health

How to breathe your way to better memory and sleep

Features

People queue at an airport

Health

Doctors scramble to identify mysterious illness emerging in China

News

Immune system T cells attacking growing cancer cells

Health

The immune cells inside tumours hint at a new way to treat cancers

News

woman holding skin cream

Health

A molecule in your skin may explain why some cosmetics cause rashes

News

child cooking indoors

Health

Air pollution exposure may make our bones become weaker

News

Pumping cold water inside the body could help after heart attacks

Health

Pumping cold water inside the body could help after heart attacks

News

Chinese air quality regulations could put an end to 'new car smell'

Health

Chinese air quality regulations could put an end to 'new car smell'

News

mammography

Health

AI system is better than human doctors at predicting breast cancer

An AI system trained to spot abnormalities in mammograms can predict who will or won’t develop breast cancer better than radiologists

News

Health

Delivering tuberculosis vaccine directly to veins may boost protection

News

Health

The global failure to push PrEP is hindering the fight against HIV

Comment

Health

Our Veganuary study is just the latest self-experiment

Leader

Health

Small wonder: See the microscopic knotted beauty of a surgical stitch

Regulars