The next pandemic? Sleep problems

The next pandemic? Sleep problems: Ahead of World Sleep Day 2022, Priory experts on what affects quality of sleep - and how to improve your sleep...

Diseased male livers undergo sex-change

Diseased male livers undergo sex-change: The livers of men diagnosed with hepatic diseases change sex as part of a potential self-protective mechanism, according to University...

Clearer picture on HRT & breast cancer

A new study, led by experts at the Universities of Nottingham and Oxford, provides a clearer and more detailed picture on which women are at...

Circadian rhythms and your mood

Circadian rhythms, the natural variations in our behaviour and activity throughout a 24-hour period, are known to affect everything from hormones to eating habits. Now,...

Why do we grow old?

Why do we grow old? Pick your theory for the causes of senescence, including damage to DNA over multiple replications of human cells; oxidative stress,...

The whole story of hormones

Hormones, which are produced in endocrine glands throughout the body, regulate our metabolism, our sex lives and even our moods. If hormone balance is disturbed for any...