Walking for half an hour a day is equivalent to taking a "magic pill" that combats ageing and prevents premature death, an expert has said.

Losing a loved-one can have a devastating effect on the immune systems of older people, a study has shown.

Science is losing out because of the mistaken belief that "men are from Mars and women from Venus", a leading neuroscientist has claimed.

Science is losing out because of the mistaken belief that “men are from Mars and women from Venus”, a leading neuroscientist has claimed.

A police fitness test in the UK should be scrapped because it favours overweight “blobby bobbies” over higher quality female officers, says a leading occupational health expert.

Frozen embryos are more likely to produce successful, complication-free IVF pregnancies than those that are fresh, research suggests.

A major study is planned to see if simply taking vitamins can stave off Alzheimer’s disease.

According to the Pope’s astronomer, any intelligent aliens living elsewhere in the universe should be considered God’s children – no matter what they look like.

A KILLER earthquake could hit London at any time, claiming untold numbers of lives and causing billions of pounds worth of damage, an expert warned.

WALKING into a lamp-post while texting might raise a laugh, but exposes a serious and growing public hazard, it was claimed yesterday.

TWO close friends is the average price you pay for falling in love, scientists have discovered.

Two close friends is the average price you pay for falling in love, scientists have discovered.

Swine flu could effectively make its last stand in the UK within weeks, the British Government’s chief scientific adviser said today.