The Health Report

A simple squeeze can give you information about your muscle strength and future health risks

A new batch of regenerative treatments has been hailed as making hair transplants obsolete. So why aren’t plastic surgeons worried?

Atherosclerosis, the build-up of fatty plaque in arteries, usually affects people older than 50, but a "meaningful" proportion of younger adults also have the condition

A monster El Niño is brewing in the Pacific Ocean – but there may be ways we can stop the worst impacts from occurring

Extreme weather could damage harvests worldwide, but the answer is more local food production, not stockpiling, Katie White said in an interview with New Scientist

Droughts and flooding brought by El Niño threaten crops around the world, raising the risk of increased prices and famines Monsoon season has hit India’s rice harvest Firdous Nazir/NurPhoto via Getty Images Monsoon season has hit India’s rice harvest Firdous Nazir/NurPhoto via Getty Images Each purple carrot the farmers pull from the clumpy soil of West Sussex bears the scars of extreme weather. Many are huge and bulbous, or even double-tipped. Record heat and widespread drought across the UK

From wildfires to landslides to coral bleaching, past trends suggest what extreme weather the record El Niño will bring – but the world isn’t prepared

This El Niño is forecast to end around June next year after smashing all records, but its impacts could persist indefinitely in some parts of the world

Though the El Niño is still months from its peak, it is already breaking many records. Two main factors are behind how it became so powerful

We have long treated cancer based on its location in the body. But a whole new approach that analyses tumours differently is now helping people survive forms of cancer that were once considered a death sentence

We know how the climate will respond in the coming months, but are we ready? Mark Boster/Los Angeles Times Via Getty Images EL NIÑO brings weather of opposite extremes – floods, droughts, cyclones, wildfires – to opposite sides of the planet. But we often forget that most of this extreme weather is highly predictable. For example, all eight strong El Niños in the past 70 years have caused drought in Indonesia. All major models predict the current record El Niño will lead to a dry autumn and

After studying stool samples from more than 1,300 cancer patients, scientists uncovered distinct gut microbiome patterns tied to different cancers.

It’s one of the biggest killers of women, yet heart health often goes ignored

The latest science suggests knees are more resilient than you think.

Whether you like yours piping hot or cool and creamy, there are loads of reasons to add this grain to your morning.

Hint: It’s creamy, mild and can go sweet or savory.

GLP-1 drugs reduce appetite and may make you miss important nutrients. Here's what dietitians recommend.

The glymphatic system is the brain's recently discovered network for flushing out toxins. Now, we're uncovering surprising ways to boost it to protect brain health

Drinking less is becoming more common, and the social rules around sobriety are still catching up.

The videos are astonishing. In one scene, a senior Chinese woman appears lost in the wilderness of dementia, unable to answer basic questions; in the next, she seems to be lucidly chatting and shucking beans for dinner.

Scientists are starting to uncover the links between being a night owl and some neuropsychiatric conditions.

The idyllic village is one of the most "extraordinary" spots on the globe for making it to 100.

WASHINGTON (AP) — Millions of Americans who buy cheap drugs from Canada could