Every week in Australia, a woman is murdered by someone she knows. And it’s usually an intimate male partner or ex-partner.

There was much speculation throughout 2018 about Canada’s soon-to-be-legal cannabis market. But only recently has data become available that shows what cannabis consumers really want and actually buy.

The Australian Dietary Guidelines recommend we eat 30g of nuts – a small handful – each day. But many of us know nuts are high in calories and fat.

The term “smiling depression” – appearing happy to others while internally suffering depressive symptoms – has become increasingly popular.

The development of a baby, from the time of fertilization through to the moment of birth, is an incredibly complex journey. Most of the time the result is a perfect new baby.

Mindfulness has helped many people to develop the skills necessary to manage chronic pain, depression, anxiety, stress and sleeping disorders.

Falling in love may boost genes in women’s immune systems related to fighting infection, according to new research.

Although people have been eating wheat for thousands of years, one third of US adults now shun foods containing wheat in an effort to avoid gluten.

Back pain is a common and costly health problem. It is the leading cause of disability worldwide and a “call to action” recently published in The Lancet highlights the risks of over-medicalization of back pain globally.

Imagine a house where the walls change colour depending on your mood, or your tablecloth changes shape when you’re having a dinner party.

These images were reminders that for an estimated one out of eight Americans, food insecurity is a near-term risk.

Regular walking produces many health benefits, including reducing our risk of heart disease, type 2 diabetes and depression.

Community-based exercise programs improve physical fitness and quality of life for people with cancer, according to a new study.

We’ve all experienced the unpleasant sensation of being itchy. For many years, scientists suspected that pain and itch were the same thing, only differentiated by their intensity: itch was just light pain, and pain was strong itch.

At-home DNA testing kits may be popular, but new research finds that not everyone is eager to find out whether they are related to the British royal family or a Neanderthal.

Summer in Australia seems to bite harder each year. Adelaide set a record maximum temperature for the nation’s capital cities of 46.6°C last week and there have been extreme heatwaves around Australia.

Most people want to have children sometime in their life and expect this will happen when the time is right for them.

It is well known that eating lots of fruit and vegetables is good for your physical health, but our latest research suggests that it might be good for your mental health too.

Some cannabinoid compounds may inhibit the growth of colon cancer cells, according to new research.

Cardiovascular disease is responsible for more than 30% of the total number of deaths worldwide, and every year more people are being diagnosed with the condition.