People who follow a vegetarian diet are likely to have a lower number of risk factors for heart disease and diabetes, says a study of South Asians living in the US.

A spit test to detect men at increased risk of prostate cancer has started early trials. The new DNA test looks for high-risk genes that are thought to affect one in every 100 men.

An entire generation is at risk of going deaf - because under 30s listen to too much music on their phones, an audiologist has warned.

Just ten minutes of brisk walking – around 1,000 steps – can cut our chances of an early death by up to 15 per cent, according to new guidance from Public Health England and the Royal College of GPs.

Men given just months or weeks to live after being diagnosed with prostate cancer are surviving for more than a year thanks to a breakthrough in immunotherapy treatment, a trial has shown.

The food industry has failed to slash sugar levels in products such as biscuits to hit

A large study has found that people who regularly eat a small quantity of nuts could have a lower risk of developing irregular heartbeat, a major cause of stroke. The research showed that eating nuts at least three times a week was associated...

Parents should stop giving their children fruit juice at breakfast because it significantly increases their chances of being overweight or obese, a study has found. Those who drank a glass in the morning were one-and-a-half times more likely...

Healthy diets may keep people sharp, new research suggests. People who eat plenty of vegetables, fruit and fish have brain volumes that are on average 2ml greater than those who indulge in sugary drinks.

Anxiety may raise a woman's risk for weak, fragile bones, a new study suggests for the first time ever. As women pass menopause and age, they begin to lose bone density more rapidly, making the bones more breakable and leading to osteoporosis...