A new study led by the University of Zurich has shown that evidence of genetic susceptibility to schizophrenia can be found in the retina. This finding could help improve the early detection of the ...

New research has drawn additional links between the consumption of alcohol and brain damage associated with cognitive decline ...

After five years of painstaking lab work, more than 350,000 hours of genome sequencing and £200 million ($253 million) in investment, UK Biobank has completed and released the full sequencing ...

Metformin, which is mainly used to control diabetes, could help prevent an aggressive form of blood cancer, a new study ...

The Guardian reported medical information of 500,000 volunteers given to research hub UK Biobank is to be transferred, with one in five of those who have been granted access coming from China.

The Guardian reported medical information of 500,000 volunteers given to research hub UK Biobank is to be transferred, with one in five of those who have been granted access coming from China. Health ...

Researchers from China are being given access to the records of British NHS patients despite fears that the data could be misused. A source from within the UK Biobank told the Guardian this week ...

The UK Biobank study holds anonymised information on the health and genetics of half a million volunteers in Britain. Health officials insisted they will continue to "protect NHS data" after ...