Get the free Morning Headlines email for news from our reporters across the world Sign up to our free Morning Headlines email Sign up to our free Morning Headlines email Two major supermarkets are recalling food products that have been labelled incorrectly and pose a potential allergy risk. Tesco FinestContinue Reading

How a little stress may help our cells protect themselves

NRF2 helps control genes involved in protecting cells against stress and damage. vetre/Shutterstock The cells of our body are frequently exposed to hazards that can cause them to be damaged, malfunction or die. Yet they have defence systems that can sometimes be strengthened by small doses of stress, a phenomenonContinue Reading

How medieval infertility was experienced and understood

Two lovers, from a 14th-century manuscript of the Le Roman de la Rose. Bibliothèque nationale de France Infertility was a source of stress and sadness for some medieval couples, as it is for modern ones. It was a personal matter, but also a public one. Both families and the churchContinue Reading