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Children who lead inactive lives are likely to grow up to become middle-aged couch potatoes, a study suggests.

A healthy lifestyle can preserve the brainpower of those at risk of dementia, according to a landmark study.

A new type of cholesterol-lowering drug may halve the risk of a heart attack or stroke, new research suggests.

Obese patients will be sent on cookery courses and to Zumba fitness classes by their GPs as part of a drive to tackle diabetes.

It has long been claimed by allotment-holders that their fruit and vegetables beat those from supermarket shelves.

Like a fine wine, some parts of the human brain can take decades to mature and reach their peak, researchers have found. They say rather than peaking in our twenties, in fact some areas do not reach their full potential until we grow old.

Pakistani and Bangladeshi people in London's least healthy boroughs are being asked to provide spit samples and health records to researchers hoping to find genetic clues to why they are disproportionately affected by certain diseases.

Losing as little as half an hour of sleep per day on weekdays can have long-term consequences for body weight and metabolism, new research has found.