Two teenage girls have appeared in court in Britain charged with kidnapping a two-year-old with the intention of committing a sexual offence.

Two teenage girls have been arrested by British police on suspicion of kidnapping a three-year-old girl in Newcastle.

A breakthrough in the study of human skin cells could pave the way for powerful anti-ageing cosmetics and cancer-fighting drugs, according to scientists.

Organic milk and meat contain 50% more beneficial omega-3 fatty acids than non-organic produce, a wide-ranging study has found.

Losing less than 1g of fat from the pancreas reverses the effects of Type 2 diabetes, according to a new study.

Kya deLongchamps explores some common and baffling problems when it comes to dogs’ behaviour around the house. Do owners need as much polite retraining as their hairy companions? And is there really such a thing as ‘the outdoor dog’.

An aspirin a day could help keep cancer away for people that are overweight, a new study has claimed.

Anyone who saw the photos of 17-month-old North West in an over-sized grey t-shirt, black leather leggings, and customised Van trainers would probably assume that her outfit was chosen by her parents — Kanye West and Kim Kardashian.

Philomena Lee, whose life story inspired the Oscar-nominated film, Philomena, will be one of the main speakers at a two-day adoption conference in UCC on September 4 and 5.

Philomena Lee will be among the speakers at a two-day international conference in UCC next month.

IT’S hard to say a bad word about organic food. When given a choice, who wouldn’t opt for a plate full of clean, locally sourced fruit and veg? Goodbye pesticides, good riddance chemicals.

Scientists have proved what Hollywood actresses such as Gwyneth Paltrow and on-trend mothers-to-be have long known – yoga is good for pregnant women.

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

USA: A US TV news presenter has apologised for falsely saying that President Barack Obama had offered to pay for the operation of a museum of Muslim culture “out of his own pocket” during the government shutdown.

Monitoring the mood of a pet dog could be used as an early warning sign that an elderly owner is struggling to cope, a new report has claimed.

HAPPY in your relationship but feeling a bit crowded?

The taste of beer releases a chemical in the brain which makes people want to drink more and take other drugs, research has found.

THERE is, it seems, only one way to lose weight if you are a celebrity and that is to avoid food. Or at least to avoid chewing it. Dukan, Atkins and other diet fads that advocate the restriction of a food group come and go out of fashion, but the only steadfast route to super-skinniness appears to come in liquid form.

Recipes by TV chefs including Jamie Oliver and Nigella Lawson are “less healthy” than ready meals, researchers have said.

Television remotes and games controllers could be a thing of the past with new technology that can be worn like a wristwatch.

Skin cancer in wild marine fish has been discovered for the first time.

A computer game where players perform circus tricks has been launched in Britain as an innovative way of helping people overcome a stroke.

A law student who sent Stan Collymore a series of racist tweets has been spared jail.

A law student will appear in court today charged with racially abusing ex-footballer Stan Collymore on Twitter.

People with Type 2 diabetes could reverse their condition by following a very low calorie diet, according to new research.

An expert from Newcastle University has labelled the recent recall of DePuy hip replacements "a medical disaster".

ORGANIC Irish milk is expected to be proven healthier than both organic and conventional processed imported product, according to as-yet unpublished research by Limerick Institute of Technology.

DRINKING green tea regularly could protect the brain against Alzheimer’s and other forms of dementia, scientists believe.

SCIENTISTS made a major step towards understanding why older women are more likely to produce abnormal eggs, increasing the risk of infertility, miscarriage and birth defects such as Down’s Syndrome.

PAEDOPHILES using the internet to target youngsters could be tracked down – by the way they use a keyboard.

CUDDLE your cow and she’ll produce more milk, say senior researchers at Newcastle University in England.

ON a recent visit to Kinsale in Co Cork, I discovered, to my absolute horror, that the museum had been closed due to a public sector recruitment embargo.

Controversy today surrounded claims that British scientists have made medical history by creating human sperm in the laboratory.

Motorists hoping to car-share could soon find their nearest lift on their mobile phones, scientists said today.

Obese pregnant women are at significantly greater risk of having children with birth defects, a study has shown.

THE secret behind the smell and flavour of one of the world’s most exclusive cheeses has been identified by an international team of scientists, according to new research.

FOR the first time in Britain, researchers at Newcastle University have created human-animal hybrid embryos, amid an ongoing political row about a disputed embryo research bill that is due to be put to parliament next month.

Ulster and Ireland prop Simon Best has announced his retirement from professional rugby following his most recent medical assessment.

Human embryos containing DNA from a man and two women have been created which scientists say could provide treatment for incurable genetic diseases.

The British fertility regulator today gave the green light for the creation of hybrid human-animal embryos.

MANY Irish women having babies by IVF are not being told they can have a test to identify if the embryo has a fatal deformity, according to a European-wide report.

Organic produce has a higher nutritional value than ordinary food, a study revealed today.