A high-tech robot surgeon is set to transform knee replacements for thousands of NHS patients. The £800,000 ‘robodoc’ is so precise it allows doctors to make artificial joints fit perfectly, reducing the chances of them wearing out after ten...

Drinking coffee could help people slim down and avoid type 2 diabetes by helping the body burn off extra calories, according to researchers.

Vitamins are important for our body, but often get ignored in our obsession with proteins and fats. Vitamins are a part of the essential micro-nutrients that are required in smaller quantities by our body, for smooth functioning of a number...

A Crohn's disease patient reversed his painful condition with a vegan diet, doctors have claimed. There is currently no cure for the agonising condition, which can cause diarrhoea, abdominal pain and weight loss.

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.