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It’s said to reduce anxiety, help with poor sleep, PMT and even symptoms of ADHD. Hayley Spencer asks the experts if saffron can really transform your mood — and which supplements are worth the hype

Hundreds of millions of people around the world experience chronic pain – meaning pain that lasts longer than three months. While the numbers vary from country to country, most studies estimate that about 10% of the global population is affected, so more than 800 million people.

Overnight notifications. Morning-routine TikToks. A slew of missed Instagram stories. This is just some of the phone content Katie Rosseinsky needs to catch up on first thing in the morning. But 30 minutes can easily pass by at a time, and set the mood for the day ahead. Can she…

Are things getting better or worse? Plus: updated projections of world population, country-by-country, and a US politics roundup

Walking requires a huge number of signals between your brain and the muscles in your arms, chest, back, abdomen, pelvis and legs. Something that looks relatively straightforward is in fact incredibly complex. And the pace and smoothness of your walk can be an indicator of your health and how well…

Dementia is not an inevitable consequence of ageing. It’s thought that around 40% of dementia cases could be prevented (or at least delayed) by changing certain lifestyle habits.

Exclusive: head of Royal College of Midwives blames ‘institutional racism’ as black women face greater risk of death and stillbirth

Brain scans reveal evidence of five subtypes, raising prospect of tailored approaches to improving sleep

Inbrain Neuroelectronics is testing a graphene chip to use as a brain-computer interface to replace metallic electrodes.