Nino Travagli PhotographyRosie and Wes, from Driffield, East Yorkshire, with Marley, five, and baby MeadowTwo children with a rare genetic condition will live very different lives because one was ...

Australian authorities have recommended infectious disease testing for some 800 children across four childcare centres that had employed a man accused of a string of offences including child rape.Earlier, ...

About 1,200 children are being urged to undergo testing for infectious diseases after a Melbourne childcare worker was charged with a string of offences including child rape.Joshua Dale Brown ...

Every newborn baby in England will have their DNA mapped to assess their risk of hundreds of diseases, under NHS plans for the next 10 years.The scheme, first reported ...

Helen BriggsBBC environment correspondent•@hbriggsGwyndaf HughesBBC climate and science teamGetty ImagesThe blackbird is one of the UK's most common and familiar birds, known for its cheerful songA mosquito-borne disease freshly ...

Tom EspinerBusiness reporter, BBC NewsGetty ImagesThe UK government has brought in a temporary ban on holidaymakers bringing in cheese and meat products from the EU in a bid to ...

Two possible cases of a virus deadly to red squirrels have been reported near Stirling - prompting fears the disease has spread northwards.Residents of Bridge of Allan have been ...

More than 130,000 people in England will be offered free workplace health checks in the next six months under a new initiative to try and prevent heart disease. From ...

14 hours agoJames Gallagher,Health and science correspondent, @JamesTGallagherLauren GolightlyLauren Golightly has Crohn’s Disease, a type of IBDA major cause of inflammatory bowel disease (IBD) has been discovered by UK ...

The degenerative brain disease - chronic traumatic encephalopathy - is linked to contact sports. Source link

The second such drug in a year raises hopes we can start treating dementia. Source link

Motion capture suits used to create alien characters can track the onset of diseases of movement, researchers say. Source link