Think 10,000 steps a day is enough to stay healthy? A new study suggests we might want to move quite a bit more to improve our fitness. Experts say 15,000 steps per day – equivalent to a seven-and-a- half-mile hike – are required to gain the...

Wearing dirty shoes indoors could make children less likely to get asthma, research has found.

A woman has undergone an eyelash transplant after her eyelid was ripped open during a fall on a night out. 

People spend so much time looking down at smartphones and tablets they are growing bony 'spikes' on the backs of their heads, scientists say. Researchers said growing numbers of people have growths called enlarged external occipital protuberances...

Scientists have created the first map of every cell in a pair of human lungs, giving hope of better treatment for millions of asthma sufferers.  

Every two hours, seemingly harmless products like cologne, nail polish and remover, lotion, shampoo and makeup send a child to the hospital, a new report found.  

Immunotherapy has revolutionized cancer treatment and survival rates, but it comes with a cost and, for some patients, that is a lifetime of diabetes and insulin dependence. Why the game-changing treatment causes this very particular side effect...

Many people spend the majority of their waking hours sitting – at home, commuting and at work. Particularly when we're sitting for long periods at a desk, there are a few things we should keep in mind.  Here Leon Straker, a professor of physiotherapy...

The Health Secretary last Thursday asked for help to deliver the Government's promise to halve childhood obesity over the next 10 years. 

Immune protection passed on through a mother's milk could last for years longer than expected, according to scientists.