Study finds fault in a gene that normally helps the body repair its DNA increases a woman's risk of ovarian cancer six-fold.

Glenn Cooper says his black eye took three weeks to heal, and he still has a lump on his face.

A prostate test which could detect a single cancer cell passed in urine has been given a $800,000 funding boost.

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.