The short one

How twins help explain a new branch of genetics

Warning on muscle and joint pain

Muscle and joint pain account for almost half of all sick leave, both in the UK and across Europe, a study finds.

Scrubbing up

Surgeon who was obese urges more weight checks

Social isolation ‘worsens cancer’

Social isolation may trigger biological changes that make cancer more deadly, US research on mice suggests.

First autopsy on Egyptian Mummy got ‘wrong’ cause of death

The first scientific autopsy on ancient Egyptian mummy probably got the cause of death wrong, research suggests.