Taking the contraceptive pill for even just a few years can reduce the risk of womb cancer according to a major study.

A woman’s diet at the time that she becomes pregnant could affect her womb and the future health of her baby, according to new research.

The health of a mother before she conceives affects the chances of the child becoming obese later in life, according to new research.

Hopes of a breakthrough in the fight against Ebola have been raised by the 100% successful treatment of monkeys with the deadly disease.

A mother’s diet can permanently alter the functioning of her son or daughter’s genes — even before the child is conceived, a study shows.

Scientists have identified a gene that regulates alcohol consumption which when damaged can make mice drink to excess.

A trial that could lead to radical "magic mushroom" treatments for depression has been stalled because of "absurd" regulations restricting the use of illegal drugs in research, it is claimed.

A new prostate cancer treatment could provide more effective treatment with fewer side effects according to a new report.

Cannabis causes chaos in the brain as nerve activity becomes uncoordinated and inaccurate, a study in the UK has found.

MOTIVATIONAL text messages sent to smokers’ mobile phones can double their chances of giving up tobacco, a study has found.

The last thing that more than 70% of British adults will do before they go to bed is check social network sites, figures show.

Scientists have discovered how the parasite that causes malaria is able to resist treatment with a leading drug, they announced today.

A DISCOVERY about the way healthy cells and tumours do battle in the body could open up completely new strategies for tackling cancer, it was claimed yesterday.

Adding a test for the human papillomavirus (HPV) to cervical screening does not help doctors identify women at risk of cancer, experts said today.

SCIENTISTS have reached into the shuttered world of a “lost” brain damaged patient and communicated with him via his thoughts.

South Africa is launching clinical trials of the first AIDS vaccines created by a developing country, a feat by scientists who forged ahead even when some of their political leaders shocked the world with unscientific pronouncements about the disease.

Mothers who are pregnant in the summer have taller, stronger-boned babies because they benefit from the sun’s vitamin-boosting rays, a childhood study revealed today.

THE Irish researcher who discovered the cure for leprosy has been honoured to mark the 100th anniversary of his birth.

Group psychology involving Buddhist meditation techniques can be just as effective at combating depression as medication, a study has found.

Scientists claimed a significant breakthrough today in their research into the spread of tuberculosis.

DRINKING a large glass of wine or a pint of beer a day increases the risk of developing bowel cancer by around 10%, said a report out yesterday.

A possible indication that H5N1 bird flu is mutating towards a form adapted to humans has emerged from British scientists.

The UK and its European neighbours are lagging behind the rest of the world in groundbreaking stem cell research, a Nobel-prize winning scientist said tonight.

The worlds of film and medicine paid tribute today to Superman actor Christopher Reeve, who has died of heart failure at the age of 52.

There is no evidence to support a link between the controversial MMR jab and the development of autism in children, researchers in Britain said today.

BABIES who are breastfed will be less likely to suffer from heart disease or obesity later in life, a scientific study has revealed.

Computer services group LogicaCMG today forecast growth in all divisions this year after its performance as an enlarged company exceeded hopes.

Doctors have halted another major HRT study after early findings showed women were being made to face an “unacceptably high risk” of breast cancer, it was revealed today.

Campaigners in England seeking justice for children believed to have been damaged by the measles, mumps and rubella vaccine today condemned a decision to withdraw legal aid for a court battle with the drug companies.

HOSPITAL patients in Britain scheduled to undergo surgery are being recruited to take part in trials to find out if cannabis can provide pain relief after an operation.

DISCIPLES of the Atkins diet are gambling with their future health, a top nutrition expert said yesterday.

Women who use a certain type of hormone replacement therapy (HRT) are twice as likely to develop breast cancer as those who do not use any form of HRT at all, research showed today.

British researchers have found women who eat too much fat greatly increase their risk of breast cancer.

Health authorities are to get powers to dramatically increase the fluoridation of drinking water in England and Wales.

Scientists have uncovered one of the breast cancer-causing secrets of a gene that blights the lives of generations of related women.

SCIENTISTS have uncovered one of the breast cancer-causing secrets of a gene that blights the lives of generations of related women.

ANTI-FLUORIDATION campaigners have reacted with disappointment to suggestions that the Minister for Health’s review committee will recommend that public water supplies continue to be dosed with fluoride.

A controversial report opposed by the South African Government has shown that AIDS could kill up to seven million people in the country before 2010.