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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.

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

Excess upper-body fat seems to drive premature ageing while lower-body fat keeps women’s hearts younger, data from more than 21,000 UK Biobank participants shows.

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.

Post-pandemic brains appear almost six months older than they should, scans from more than 16,000 UK Biobank participants have revealed.

An algorithm built with ChatGPT-like technology predicts more than 1000 health conditions – something that could help doctors to provide better care for their patients.