Too many children are waited on hand and foot, and treated like "little Buddhas" by their parents, Dr Mary Bousted said today. Children need bounda...

According to a team of Oxford academics, women blessed in the height department have an increased risk of developing ovarian cancer. Researchers fr...

Fancy a passionate smooch under the covers tonight? Not unless the bedroom has been decorated, claims a recent study, as it discovered that women ...

A common cholesterol-lowering drug may be effective against Alzheimer's if given at an early stage of the disease, new research suggests. The findi...

Drugs commonly used to help prevent osteoporosis may increase the risk of a serious inflammatory eye disease, Canadian researchers have discovered. ...

Swedish researchers claim they’ve found an alternative treatment to ease the symptoms of irritable bowel syndrome (IBS) that doesn’t involve poppi...

A recent medical report has claimed that 10% of autistic children ‘outgrow’ the disorder’s symptoms by the time they are eight. According to...

A (large) spoonful of sugar can prove fatal, a leading doctor in the US has warned, as it can have the same effect on the body as poison when eaten in...

Scientists believe they have discovered why psychological stress can lead to physical pain. A research team at Carnegie Mellon University in Pittsb...

A gene that helps beat type 2 diabetes has been discovered in the body's fat cells, according to a group of scientists. Researchers from the Harva...

According to a new study, our thirties are the new twenties, as seven in ten of us admit to feeling at our happiest at 33. Twentysomethings may hav...

Pregnant women are spending more time in labour now than 50 years ago, a recent study has discovered. The research by the National Institutes of He...