London Medical Laboratory

The saying dogs take after their owners may be truer than we thought. Both dogs and humans have been discovered to share genes that are responsible for obesity.

Researchers have devised the most detailed map yet of a key part of our brain, the hypothalamus. Our hypothalamus controls everything from our body weight and appetite to how we handle stress.

Large helpings of rich Christmas food may have put us all at risk after Christmas, a leading health testing expert is warning.

This year, you can tuck into your Christmas dinner without worrying about cholesterol, reveals a leading blood testing expert.

If the US election result is making you depressed and the recent UK Budget left you feeling cash-strapped, you're not alone. Many people on both sides of the Atlantic are feeling increasingly anxious about the state of politics, society and the economy.

Striking new figures from the Office for National Statistics reveal millennials (people born between around 1981-1996) and Gen Zs (people born between around 1997-2010) now have a statistical average of just 1.44 children, the lowest level on record.

The traditional gap between the number of women living to a very old age compared to the number of men is closing rapidly.

A leading testing expert fears a perfect storm of infections now students have returned to schools and colleges.

New official figures from the Office for National Statistics (ONS) reveal Brits were happier with their access to local surgeries and health centres during July and August than they were during January and February.

new medical study has captured headlines by suggesting two slices of ham a day can raise type 2 diabetes risk by 15%. However, processed meat is far from being the only cause of the surge in diabetes cases, says a leading expert.