Doctors are influenced by "prescribing etiquette" when deciding whether to give a patient antibiotics, according to new research.

Despite current recommendations by UK welfare organisations that cats should be neutered at four months, a new study from the 'Bristol Cats' study cohort has shown that 85 per cent of pet cats are not neutered by the recommended age possibly due to cat owners needing better information about when to neuter their cat.

Researchers at the Universities of Surrey and Bristol have found that mild iodine deficiency during pregnancy could reduce the IQ of some babies.

New research at The University of Nottingham aimed at preventing harmful blood clots associated with heart disease and stroke has recently received a major funding boost from the British Heart Foundation.

How our bodies break down the common drugs ibuprofen, diclofenac and warfarin is the subject of a new study from the University of Bristol, published in the Journal of the American Chemical Society.

Older adults want to adopt modern technology to help improve their quality of life, despite a huge 'technology gap', new research has found.

A study of around 1,000 UK mothers and their children, published in The Lancet , has revealed that iodine deficiency in pregnancy may have an adverse effect on children's mental development.

High blood pressure is something that has traditionally been a problem in Scotland, but might there be a link to our climate? - A new study has found that some people's blood pressure is affected more by the cold weather and this blood pressure sensitivity to temperature may be a marker of early mortality.