Almost half of adults have moderate fears about going to the dentist, and 5 to 10 per cent have told researchers they avoid dental care as a result.

Bugs capable of everything from curing diseases to mopping up pollution are a step closer after scientists created an artificial lifeform in a lab.

Young people who smoke cannabis regularly slide further down the social ladder than their parents, a study has revealed.

If work is leaving you drained, try turning off your smartphone at lunchtime.

US scientists have reported how one stretch of DNA they found in about 50 of 2500 people they studied contained an intact, full genetic recipe for an entire virus.

The man who ate Lincoln Rd needs a drink in his line of work, so this week I called in on the elegant bar of wedding and conference centre Langtons On Lincoln.

Most girls who survive childhood cancer go on to become mothers, but boys who undergo treatment will find their chances of becoming a father significantly reduced.

COMMENT: The first thing that many don't appreciate is that the sugar tax being discussed is an excise tax, not a consumption or sales tax.

Have you ever been given advice beginning with "In my day..."? Emily Writes discusses why you shouldn't take parenting tips from those in the know from ages ago.

COMMENT: Popular discourse often throws around the term as hyperbole, but troubling behaviours are quite common.

COMMENT: There's something weird going on over the Ditch, writes Polly Gillespie.

COMMENT: Emily Writes weighs in on the realities for parents as a major report identifies health and behavioural risks for children in childcare.

A global social media study has analysed "food porn" - the worldwide fad of sharing pictures on Instagram of what we're eating.

GREG BRUCE: A split second is all it takes for life to change direction. Greg Bruce finds taking all the care in the world to avoid risk is sometimes just not enough.

Staring at a screen all day is a fact of life for many of us. But what's it doing to your eyesight?

"The onions are stinging my eyes," 8-year-old Nihaal Singh moaned as he chopped the devilish vegetable - a harsh lesson all budding young chefs must learn.

Social scientists claim narcissism has become a "modern epidemic", so what can we do about it?

Emily Writes reveals the work of lactation consultants, with not an anti-formula fanatic in sight.

And the side-effects of poor sleep felt by women but not men.

Here are two more strategies which combine with the six strategies from previous weeks.

The days of diabetics needing to inject themselves with insulin may be numbered, thanks to an app-controlled pump delivering life-saving medication round the clock.

Vitamin B12 deficiency, sometimes known as folate deficiency anaemia, can cause depression, fatigue, memory loss and problems with learning and judgment.

Kylie Jenner suffers from anxiety when she's not working.