Nilima Marshall

Around eight out of 10 children survive their cancer for 10 years or more, but more than half of them report delayed and ongoing pain in adulthood.

It can also foster social bonds, scientists say.

Limiting exposure to sugar in the first 1,000 days of life may lower the risk of developing chronic diseases such as diabetes and high blood pressure in adulthood, scientists have said.

The findings are based on data gathered after the Second World War in the UK, around the time when sugar rationing ended.

Barriers on NHS data access should be removed so it can be used to improve patient care and allow crucial research into diseases like dementia, cancer and heart disease, a review has urged.

Findings suggest ‘audience effect’ predates the development of human societies based on reputation, researchers say.

Mary, an Asian elephant at Berlin Zoo, has been dubbed ‘the queen of showering’.

Mary the Asian elephant was secretly filmed using a water hose to shower herself at Berlin Zoo in Germany

Researchers discovered the great apes at a primate research centre in Japan were better at touchscreen tests when they were being watched by humans