Having a healthy skin colour is more important in determining how attractive a man is to women than how manly they look.

Research provides insight into why some individuals with a family history of drug abuse are at higher risk of addiction.

Diabetes risk is increased in men and women who eat a diet that is high in processed meats, according to a study published online this week in the American Journal of Clinical Nutrition .

Researchers from UCLA's Jonsson Comprehensive Cancer Center have identified a cell-permeable peptide that inhibits a hepatitis C virus protein and blocks the viral replication that can lead to liver cancer and cirrhosis.

Researchers at The University of Manchester have for the first time shown a positive link between improvements in mental health services and a reduction in suicide rates.

By creating liver-like cells, scientists can study why people respond differently to the disease.

Tuberculosis patients may receive treatments in the future according to what version they have of a single 'Goldilocks' gene, says an international research team from Oxford University, King's College London, Vietnam and the USA.

Tuberculosis patients may receive treatments in the future according to what version they have of a single ‘Goldilocks' gene, says an international research team from King's College London, Oxford University, Vietnam and the USA.

The internet is awash with stories of how silver can be used to treat cancer. Now, lab tests have shown that it is as effective as the leading chemotherapy drug - and may have fewer side-effects.

For decades, researchers have debated whether Alzheimer's disease starts independently in vulnerable brain regions at different times, or if it begins in one region and then spreads to neuroanatomically connected areas.

Type 2 diabetes has increased at an explosive rate in recent dec- ades and is today one of the most prevalent chronic diseases threat- ening people’s health around the world.

People living in poor neighbourhoods have a higher rate and risk of arthritis - one of the most common causes of disability in the developed world.