The study contradict NHS guidelines for adults

Critics said the care.data scheme violated patients' privacy and contained unreliable and inaccurate records

A spike in cases is thought to be particularly affecting gay and bisexual men

Exclusive interview: Morena Herrera has suffered death threats and slander, but she will not stop

Food Standard Agency busts common freezer myths to help reduce food waste

A new immersive film gives viewers a look at what life is like in deaf Britain today. The Independent meets one of its stars Marios Costi – football lover, family man and passionate advocate of deaf rights

Research also found university-educated women were more likely to have problems conceiving

The apps were initially designed to help couples conceive, but many women are using the fertility tracking information as a form of contraceptive instead

'Although other studies have offered evidence that cannabinoids might be neuroprotective against the symptoms of Alzheimer's, we believe our study is the first to demonstrate that cannabinoids affect both inflammation and amyloid beta accumulation in nerve cells'

'When that irritation is combined with the warm moist environment of the genitals, it becomes a happy culture medium for bacterial pathogens,' doctors warn

There is currently no vaccine or cure for Ebola, which killed thousands of people during an outbreak in West Africa

The Advertising Standards Authority has ruled the advert must not appear again in its current form

There are only two abortion clinics in all of Oklahoma; now there will be three 

A photo that shows just how much the NHS relies on EU immigration has been shared by thousands of people

Both women had been looking at their phones with one eye, while the other was covered by a pillow

Research could result in new drugs with the 'potential to slow or stop the condition in its tracks, which no treatment for Parkinson’s can currently do'

People in professional and managerial roles are also more likely to be diagnosed

The groundbreaking study has found a link between inflammation and PMS

'Fossil fuel combustion inflicts a multitude of serious health and developmental harms in children'