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Early arrival Baby Indigo spends first Christmas at home

Physically "acting out" your dreams when asleep could mean a higher risk of dementia or Parkinson's disease.

Experiments in rats may have revealed why some painkilling drugs are less effective in women compared with men.

People who scrimp on sleep are more likely to develop hardening of their arteries, a US study suggests.

Making the contraceptive pill available without prescription will not cut the UK's high teen pregnancy rate, a GP says.