People who are concerned that their memory loss is the first sign of dementia could be set to benefit from a breakthrough screening test.

A soothing massage does more than relax aching muscles, scientists have discovered.

Politicians with shrill voices should follow Margaret Thatcher’s lead if they want to win votes, research suggests.

EATING fresh fruit and raw vegetables can weaken genetic effects that are strongly linked to heart disease, a study has shown.

BLOOD banks could be transformed by a scientific breakthrough that enables human skin cells to be converted directly into blood.

SMOKING, poor diet, an expanded waistline and stress are included in a check-list of 10 risk factors most closely associated with stroke, experts have revealed.

Smoking, poor diet and an expanded waistline are included in a check-list of 10 risk factors most closely associated with stroke, experts revealed today.

IF YOU want to have lots of children, look for a Barry White instead of a David Beckham. Men with a deep voices have more offspring, a new study suggests.

MEMBERS of the public are being invited to vote on the greatest medical advances in more than a century.

A STUDY of 27,000 people around the world has shown that all forms of tobacco exposure multiply the risk of having a heart attack.

Breathing soot from factories or roads may cause genetic damage that can be passed to the next generation, scientists found in an experiment performed on mice.

BREAST may not be best after all when it comes to childhood asthma and allergy.