Abnormalities in the brain may make some people more likely to become drug addicts, according to scientists at the University of

A record number of potentially dangerous new legal highs were found in Europe last year, say

Euro MPs block changes to food labels that would have allowed claims such as “now contains 15% less

Three British men die and three more people remain in hospital after contracting Legionnaires’ disease while on holiday in Spain, a tour company

A work of abstract expressionism by a chimp and a still life of a flower by an elephant are part of a new exhibition in London of artworks created by

Astronomers have found a fourth planet with conditions similar to Earth, which they say could support

Meadows of seagrass, a keystone species in marine ecosystems, found in the Mediterranean Sea are likely to be tens of thousands of years old, a study

The German-UK consortium building the operational spacecraft for Europe’s Galileo sat-nav system wins a contract to provide an additional eight

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Mother tries to raise the profile of a “syndrome without a

A group of injured soldiers are training to climb Mount Everest for the charity Walking With The

The first results of a trial involving human embryonic stem cells have been published in a medical

The British Government has announced it is to significantly increase funding to fight disease in the most deprived parts of the

Debbie Lewis had her PIP breast implants removed after they ruptured and

A Tyneside soldier travels to Austria for the first stage of a process to fit him with a bionic arm he will be able to control with his

High school students in the small community of Leroy, New York State, have been coming down with strange tics and verbal outbursts, with no obvious

A singing teacher – who once auditioned for the Spice Girls, is trying to raise awareness of the rare neurological condition that’s paralysed her voice

More than 100 people have died in Lahore after taking contaminated heart medicine, Pakistan officials have

Prof Cathy Warwick, chief executive of the Royal College of Midwives, outlines her fears about the “commercialisation of

Measuring blood pressure in both arms should be routine, says a University of Exeter study, because it is the difference between the arms that

A dose of ultrasound can stop the production of sperm, according to researchers investigating a new form of

Politicians, health experts and drug companies have agreed a plan to combat 10 neglected tropical diseases over the next

Some bacteria can evade efforts to vaccinate against them by shifting their disguises, researchers have

South Africa’s leading HIV group warns that large numbers of “faulty” condoms handed out during the ANC centenary celebrations remain in circulation despite a

At least 30 people have died in Ukraine and 10 in Poland after a sudden drop in temperatures across much of central and eastern

A new online test is being launched that will help people with asthma gauge to what extent they are at risk from a serious

Women who take certain ulcer drugs have a small increased risk of hip fractures in later life, particularly if they smoke, US research

Research shows that primitive moss-like plants could have helped cool the Earth 470 million years ago, bringing on mini ice

Explaining the remarkable strength of spiders’