British doctors have made a dramatic advance in the understanding of breast cancer which could shorten treatment, save millions and see fewer women undergo mastectomies.

The prospect of being able to take a pill to combat fear and anxiety has come a step closer

A drug co-invented by a University of Auckland researcher and part funded by a New Zealand venture capital company is about to take the next step on the path to gaining a foothold in the global 'wound-healing' market.

The Government's chief science adviser has warned of a "new biological reality" behind recent youth tragedies.

It's not easy living your life by a study. Everyone does it, reads the latest experiments in the news and adjusts their lifestyle according.

An elixir of youth remains a distant dream but medicines to help us live longer and better are moving closer.

Scientists have discovered that a conversation on the phone can be as good as a hug in terms of boosting the "love hormone" oxytocin.

John Key says research, science and technology will get the biggest boost after health and education in next week's Budget.

The average woman would date dozens of men and spend thousands of dollars before finding Mr Right, according to a Kiwi dating expert.

Scientists have found that washing your hands frees you of taking the blame for any unhappy outcome of a difficult decision.

Young children should not watch any TV because it sets them up for obesity and poor academic performance at school, say experts.

Researchers want to hear from serial sex cheats and others with trouser-trouble, to deepen their understanding of what they call "hypersexuality".

The Morells' son on was the result of a mix-up at a fertility clinic in which another woman was implanted the couple's embryo.

An apparently healthy man has become the first person in the world to be prescribed a medicine based on an analysis of his genome.

Results from the pig-cell trial so far indicate improved control of blood-sugar levels and reduced need for insulin injections.

It is not a completely far-out scenario that the genetic sequence of all newborn babies may one day be collected by default, writes Dita De Boni.

Advanced DNA tests led police to solve the nine-year-old murder case of Marie Jamieson.

Medical researchers have begun to elucidate the complex role of genes in human health.