Sitting could take years off your life
Sedentary behaviour has been linked to a number of diseases, including cancer.
Caffeine: new defence against skin cancer
Protection against skin cancer can be added to the list of health benefits that come with drinking coffee.
Space-travelling worms live longer
Spaceflight may extend the lifespan of worms, found researchers after conducting experiments on ageing.
What happens when we get sunburnt?
Turns out this painful process is an immune response to radiation.
Back on their feet
Robotic limbs may provide mobility to paraplegics or augment the strength and endurance of nurses, firefighters and soldiers. Science writer Henrik Bendix explores some of the exoskeleton options that are being developed. Additional…
