Research has revealed the naked mole rat has a genome similar to that of a human.

At 67, French screen legend Catherine Deneuve embodies the essence of growing old gracefully. Helen Barlow surveys the life and loves of the star and talks to her about her new film, a feminist comedy.

Irreplaceable photos among items stolen from car as family farewelled loved one.

A new Australian discovery could lead to the first ever drug treatment for people battling the most aggressive form of breast cancer.

Immigration NZ is considering giving a dying overstayer a reprieve from deportation after being told it would be "high risk" to remove him in his current state of health.

Kurtis Haiu is facing serious assault charges after an incident south of Auckland.

A vitamin pill available for a few pence in any local chemist's shop may have a bigger impact in extending the survival of cancer patients than drugs costing tens of thousands of pounds, says a leading cancer specialist.

Late diagnosis is the main cause of the high death rate from ovarian cancer in the UK, experts say.

A cancer-causing toxin has been found at uncomfortable levels in common foods such as bread, baby food and fried potatoes.