Scientists have uncovered a new region in the genome that is responsible for the body's ability to regulate bad cholesterol.

Weight gain is caused by genetic predisposition rather than by environmental factors, a new study found.

Obesity may be caused not only by eating habits but also by genetic roots in the brain.

U.S. researchers found out that growing number of Americans prefer computer images to real things while communing with nature.

Researchers proved that smoking marijuana, like smoking tobacco, may increase a person's risk for gum disease that can lead to tooth loss.

It is not a slumber party getting a good night’s sleep if you are a smoker.

The deadly cancer killing tasmanian devils is spreading across the island so fast that scientists say this year will be their last chance to find healthy devils to quarantine.

U.S. experts have warned that Afghanistan risks becoming a failed state if urgent steps are not taken to improve security and reconstruction in the country.

The Nuffield Review argues that although the government has ‘high expectations’ of apprenticeships, such programmes currently present ‘limited prospects for growth.’ The Review, led by Professor Richard Pring from Oxford University Education Department, has produced two papers – focusing on apprenticeship – as part of its series of Issues Papers on 14-19 education and training.

The contraceptive Pill gives women substantial and long-lasting protection against ovarian cancer, according to a new report led by Oxford scientists published in The Lancet.

A new Queensland study has found the benefits of genetically modified (GM) plants and food outweigh any risks.

Scientists say stalagmites, the mineral spears that rise from the floors of some caves, could help Australia prepare for drought. Researchers at a rainfall conference in Sydney say the cave formations have accurately recorded past rainfall patterns, and can help predict what the future holds. From Sydney, Phil Mercer reports.