Women who take the Pill tend to choose as partners men who are less attractive and worse in bed but who are a sounder bet for a relationship.

If you are always seeing the light at the end of the tunnel, be warned - it could be an oncoming train.

Researchers have been finding new medicinal possibilities in some common food enhancers.

Britons are becoming more sexually adventurous, with fewer defining themselves as 'straight', research has found.

Is it genes or upbringing that shapes our characters, talents and traits? As an adopted child, the question has always fascinated Kate Hilpern.

American research has topped up the theory that a tipple a day is good for your health - but some New Zealand academics are no longer swallowing the idea.

Study finds people blessed with more symmetrical facial features are more likely to selfishly focus on their own interests.

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

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

When we go to sleep, our brains are still at work. Gill South visits a psychotherapist to see what our dreams tell us.

The Government is looking into the Welfare Working Group's recommendations on...

Alan Perrott meets three women who have found a new direction through three unorthodox faith systems.

Working with - rather than against - spirited children is key, finds Donna McIntyre.

Speaking two languages from a young age may help protect people from Alzheimer's disease.

It affects one in 20 people, can undermine their confidence and frequently leads to the embarrassment of counting on one's fingers.

A woman's compassion is largely due to the genes she inherits - but for men it comes from the environment.

Some people are born happy, scientists say. Researchers have identified a "happiness gene" that makes people more likely to feel satisfied with their lives. Their sunny dispostion is an accident of birth, at least in part.