One in two women aged under 35 will be rewarded with a baby if they persevere with assisted fertilisation attempts, according to a groundbreaking study.

A miniaturised "brain-in-a-bottle" has been grown by stem cell scientists who hope it will lead to new treatments for neurological and mental diseases.

Minna Huotilainen said a baby is not a blank slate when it enters the world and has already learned how his or her family members speak before being born.

Have you thrown a sickie? Is it an acceptable thing to do?

Charles Manson and Richard Branson may have more in common than rhyming surnames and big hair.

Children are becoming increasingly anxious due to too much time in front of TV and computer screens.

A new study of unintentional deaths from poisoning has found that inhaling butane gas and similar substances is the leading cause in young people.

What do you do when you are loving the new you that is emerging with your new shiny life and, well, some of your nearest and dearest, they don’t love the new you?

A poignant blog shows just what an impact fear can have on women’s lives and dreams. Anna Maxted — no stranger to crippling anxiety — is prompted to ask ... What are we all so afraid of?

Youth suicide rates have dropped in the past year after a sharp rise last year, and coroners are now increasingly concerned about suicides by elderly people instead.

This is my world at the moment. Nightmares when I sleep, headaches while I'm awake and, if I succumb to it, a rising sense of panic that threatens to swallow me whole.

Auckland's mental hospital for criminals has been told bedroom doors should generally be left unlocked but it is uncertain how to comply in full.

Rather than smashing your way through half a dozen lattes, or being tempted to ride through the afternoon on a sugar high, here are some foods that will help you stay focused.

Time to get specific this week.

What does get me out of my dog-hair-encrusted bed? Curiously, what I find inspiring are people who are okay with being ordinary, writes Deborah Hill Cone.

It was unbearably hot and steamy in the green, canvas tent where more than 200 people were crammed; every inch of sitting, standing or squatting room was taken up, with all eyes trained on a small wooden stage.

Research suggests that far from being a brush with the afterlife, near-death experiences are caused by a rush of electrical activity in the dying brain.

New Zealanders have become less discriminatory, are better prepared for disasters, and are more conscious of environmental issues such as recycling, a new survey shows.

Most Kiwis say they live a contented life despite barely half of them saying they have enough or more than enough money to pay the bills.

In my experience people tend to seriously over estimate what can be achieved in the short term, and under estimate what can be achieved in the long term.

A London hoarder had a lucky escape when her ceiling collapsed under the weight of 20 tonnes of rubbish.

An anorexic girl’s obsession with food and calorie counting could be linked to autism, more commonly seen in boys, according to a new study.

Hot chocolate can help older people keep their brains healthy, research has shown.

While performing hot yoga isn't harmful if done properly, it does not make the body work harder than any other type of yoga.

I love seeing vision boards. It's a really fun "play" kind of exercise that is good for busy adults.

Likely cutbacks in talk therapy will put some people's mental health at risk, a professional counsellors' organisation believes.