Children should not be given tablets or smartphones to play with until the age of two, a leading psychologist has warned.
Hands-on fathers who cuddle and play with babies early in life develop a stronger bond with them.
Women who spend too much time sitting down speed up the aging process.
Drinking coffee protects the liver against a number of diseases, a major report has concluded.
Using a computer as you age may help keep your memory intact, experts found.
London: Pregnant women who crave chocolate are in for a treat – scientists say eating it could be good for them and their unborn babies.
Major Tim Peake wants nothing more than a nice cup of tea, in space
It is a prospect that fills most of us with as much fear as a horror movie - the dreaded trip to the dentist.
A drug for multiple sclerosis dramatically slows the progression of the disease
Researchers have called for music to be offered to all surgical patients as a 'non-invasive, safe and cheap' pain intervention.
Scientists found that spicy food was linked to fewer deaths from cancer, heart disease and breathing problems.
Ray Flynn has become the first patient in the world to receive an artificial retina for dry age-related macular degeneration. [VIDEO]
A study shows that treating appendicitis with antibiotics could be just as effective.
Scientists have developed a way to put drugs into microscopic bubbles which can be injected into the blood stream.
A message from the Philae lander is one of the most eagerly greeted communications in space history. [VIDEO]
Different musical tempos have profoundly different impacts on our pulse and blood pressure, according to Oxford University research.
Answering just 11 questions for women, or 13 for men, is enough to determine your mortality with an 80 percent accuracy.
Researchers say they have 'cracked the riddle' of exactly how the body wards off such illnesses.
Wondering why you always get bitten but not your sibling/spouse/best friend? It’s all in the genes, say scientists.
London – In a world first, Chinese scientists have altered the genes of human embryos – sparking fears that they are on a slippery slope towards creating ‘designer ...
Bees are to have tiny backpacks attached to them to find out why their numbers are in such decline.
Scientist have discovered a naturally occurring molecule that stop the disease in the early stages.
Researchers have developed a method of ‘jamming’ the code within cold viruses that lets them replicate.
The more time spent on the devices, the stronger the effect on the link between brain and hand.
A treatment for prostate cancer could halt tumours’ growth by cutting off their blood supply, researchers say.