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Irregular bedtimes increase the risk of developing conditions ranging from depression to bipolar disorder, data from 100,000 UK Biobank participants suggest.

Risk calculator developed with data from 200,000 UK Biobank participants estimates someone's likelihood of becoming ill from excess body fat.

Data from more than 53,000 UK Biobank participants suggest that small improvements to sleep, diet and exercise have an outsized effect on heart health.

Brain regions responsible for memory and emotion are affected by menopause, brain scans from 11,000 UK Biobank participants suggest.

One in four heart-failure cases in women might be preventable, health information from more than 230,000 female UK Biobank participants has revealed.

Data from more than 2 million people, including UK Biobank participants, casts doubt on the belief that a drink a day is good for brain health.

UK Biobank participants’ activity data suggest that our ‘one size fits all’ exercise guidelines need an overhaul.

A condition that makes blood sugar appear falsely low can cause years‑long delays in type 2 diabetes diagnoses, UK Biobank data has revealed.

DNA from nearly 750,000 people, including UK Biobank participants, reveals genes that make people prone to persistent Epstein-Barr virus infections, which are linked to rheumatoid arthritis, cancer and many other diseases.

Five extra minutes of walking per day could avert up to 10% of early deaths, exercise-tracking data from more than 135,000 people over 40 suggest.