What will the world be like in 2040? Jamie Morton looks at four areas ripe for revolution.

Young dad's family is hoping to bury him by Christmas.

It's estimated 100,000 Kiwis already have undiagnosed type 2 diabetes.

It is too easy to eat too much sugar unwittingly without labelling, advocates say.

A new diabetes drug being trialled could help people lose weight and control the disease.

Matire Harwood's grandfather once told her she'd be a doctor - a prophecy well fulfilled.

Genetic changes in "junk DNA" may be a missing link between type 2 diabetes and obesity.

Researchers have become concerned type 3c is much more common that previously thought.

He who lost five relatives in five years to diet-related illnesses, lost 36kg.

High-fat diets are bad for bone health - especially for those born small or too early.

When it comes to keeping your body clock in time, nothing beats exposure to natural light.

A newly-discovered protein could point the way to a drug giving the benefits of exercise.

Te Ariki has bronchiectasis, a life-altering disease. Made with funding from NZ On Air.

We're eating too much sugar - and it's in food you might not expect, says Simon Gault.

NZ study raises possibility fresh fish oil may aid children of overweight pregnant women.

Bone marrow was found to "remember" the effects of exercise long after the exercise ended.

Scientists will tap into the DNA data of thousands of young people in major new study.

Ron Pattenden has an estimated 100 donors to thank for keeping him alive.

Care of diabetic woman which ended in stillbirth of her baby prompts review of DHB.

Researchers are appealing for participants for a major new probiotics study.

How much sugar should Kiwis have?

The revolutionary drug being researched could help damaged DNA to miraculously repair.

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The New Zealand Health Research Council has injected $1.6 million into a research project to tackle diabetes.

Strong evidence of link between deafness and dementia, says US expert.

North Korea has rejected an autopsy finding that nerve agent killed Kim Jong Nam.

Taking an emergency beacon with him on a tramp saved a diabetic man's life this weekend. The man was part of a group which was tramping

Kiwi researchers will investigate whether microbes found inside our gut could hold the key to battling the development of diabetes.

A successful blend of human and pig cells may improve chances for for human organ transplants.

Experts at Boston University claim to have discovered the game-changing test