Taking vitamin D supplements may help obese children lose weight, a new study suggests. About a third of American children are either overweight or obese, and the vast majority eat diets lacking in crucial minerals and vitamins, including D.

Women who put off having children past 35 could be at increased risk of a heart attack or stroke, new research finds.

Half of women will develop dementia, Parkinson’s or have a stroke in their lifetime, researchers have predicted. But the same analysis found only a third of men will go on to be struck down by one of the three ailments by the time they die.

Women who eat a Mediterranean diet face much lower odds of suffering a stroke - but not men.

Eight out of every 10 people that have genes that raise their risks for breast, pancreatic, ovarian and prostate cancers do not know it, a new study reveals. Mutations of the BRCA1 and BRCA2 genes raise a woman's risk of developing breast cancer...

If you have a long commute to work in the mornings, mindlessly browsing social media amight be your preferred way to pass the time, but you could be missing out on vital time to boost your brain power. 

Almost one in three knee replacements and one in five hip replacements on the NHS are now carried out in private hospitals, official figures reveal.

Obesity will overtake smoking as the leading preventable cause of cancer in women within 25 years, experts warn.

Looking on the bright side of life cuts the risk of suffering a heart attack or stroke, a scientific review has found.

Older adults who practice tai chi are less likely to fall, a small new study suggests.