Each week Rachel Grunwell tries a new sport to bring you the lowdown.

Junk food could be addictive and stimulate cravings in much the same way as an illicit drug, a brain scanning study shows.

Parents whose children suffer from asthma may soon be able to predict whether they will be afflicted by the respiratory condition for the rest of their lives.

A melanoma survivor says while regulating the sunbed industry is a step in the right direction, the council should go one further and ban them altogether.

Red, blue, violet and green - a whole spectrum of colours regularly show up on urine tests in hospital labs. Now a scientist has snapped the pee rainbow.

Each week Rachel Grunwell tries a new sport to bring you the lowdown.

The giant leap from testing foods in the lab to their amazing marketed powers is simply too far to be scientifically or ethically sound, writes Emma Beckett and Zoe Yates.

Samuel L Jackson has urged men to be more open about their health problems in an attempt to tackle cancer.

Today is Autistic Pride Day. Some might ask, what is there to be proud of about being autistic? Surely autism is something no one in their right mind would want to have - or is it?

This is a fun exercise. It's also super-powerful. I used to get surprised when clients did this and amazing stuff started to magically happen and appear in their lives.

Sex education is promoting sexual behaviour among young people and not showing all the risks, a new report claims.

Steroids have claimed the lives of at least two New Zealanders and more are likely to follow.

Each week Rachel Grunwell tries a new sport to bring you the lowdown

I am gradually, but remorselessly, being pushed out of the marital bedroom. The presence of six cats, four of them so small as to be easily squashed by a clumsy male foot, is only the start of it.

Most men are more concerned about how they measure up against their male friends than what their girlfriends think of their penis size, a new study has found.

If you’re worried about going grey – try to relax. Scientists have found too much stress really does turn our hair white.

From heartache to hangovers, it's the emotional crutch that many a woman will turn to. But why is it so hard to stop after a few scoops of ice cream?

Breast milk boosts brain development in babies by up to 30 per cent, according to a new study.

Each week Rachel Grunwell tries a new sport to bring you the lowdown.

Everyone knows smoking and long-haul flights are off-limits for expectant mothers. But are all of these everyday objects really bad news as well?

Research into infertility, healthy eating and the cause of allergies are among health studies to receive more than $58 million this year.

Data from more than 3,500 STI consultations across Europe shows that Swedes seek the most advice for symptoms of STIs.

It is more hygienic to dry your hands with a paper towel than an electric dryer, a new study has found.

The playlist of evidence that music has a special role in our lives and health has been getting longer in the past few months.

Fever, headache, body aches, cough, extreme tiredness - the stamp of influenza is something tens of thousands of us are all too familiar with each year.

Each week Rachel Grunwell tries a new sport to bring you the lowdown.