Playing the computer puzzle game Tetris might help reduce the effects of traumatic stress, say UK researchers.

Celebrities make "misleading" scientific claims which then "travel widely", the charity Sense About Science warns.

Eating chocolate and drinking wine can improve people's memory, according to researchers from Oxford University.

Websites look set to get more accessible as standards are drawn up to help sites cater for the needs of disabled people.

Family doctors are to be trained to spot the first signs of dementia, under plans to be announced by the government.

I'm in a simulated altitude chamber under the watchful eye of Des Connolly of QinetiQ's Human Performance division, and they're about to suck most of the air out.

What happened to the personal robot - a domestic servant who would never tire of being told what to do? When writer Danny Wallace set off to find out the fate of this long overdue dream, the BBC's Peter Leonard joined him.

Is the key to getting ahead in business sitting in a bottle of pills?

A form of cognitive behaviour therapy could benefit most people with eating disorders, a study suggests.

People still feel the need to give gifts and lay on spreads this Christmas, despite the credit crunch. But psychologist Tom Fawcett warns ignoring cash concerns will lead to emotional as well as financial problems.

Dogs will refuse to take part in simple tasks if they see other dogs being rewarded and they are not, a study from Austria suggests.

The brains of poverty-stricken children process information differently to those of their wealthier counterparts, US research suggests.

Left-handed pupils do less well in tests than their right-handed peers, a study from Bristol University suggests.

Group-taught meditation is as effective as staying on drug treatments for stopping people slipping back into depression, say scientists.

In the heart of London's Soho district, there's a new NHS clinic for gambling addiction, writes the BBC's Adam Brimelow.

Mental slowing down in old age can be blamed partly on being more easily distracted, research suggests.

The first NHS clinic which will treat gamblers through therapy and financial advice opens in Soho in the West End of London.

Popular myths about how the brain functions are to centre in a talk by a prize-winning scientist.

A collaboration in the US is aiming to create artificial brain circuits that mimic the structure and workings of neurons.

A baby from Bristol who stopped breathing for nine minutes after being born celebrates her first birthday.