Anna Magee looks beyond botox to the future of anti-ageing.

How to make sure you're not blowing precious warmth and money out the window.

130 scientists, entrepreneurs and policy leaders held an invitation-only, closed-door meeting at Harvard University to discuss an ambitious plan to create synthetic human genomes.

Does it make sense to focus on nutrients such as fat or carbohydrates, for example, or should we reframe the question?

Kiwi researchers experimenting with a bitter plant extract have developed a potential appetite suppressant, they have told an obesity conference.

Despite massive government, medical and individual efforts to win the war on obesity, 71 per cent of Americans are overweight.

Many people aren't interested in having sex or don't feel sexual attraction to other people, loosely termed as asexuality.

Likes, shares, favourites, new followers... it all just feels so GOOD doesn't it? Psychotherapist Kyle MacDonald discusses how social media use can tip over to addiction.

What began as an effort to live a healthier lifestyle led to a dangerous condition for this young woman.

June is Men's Health Month, and this year's theme is simple: start talking.

Ever wanted to play games while you go for that evening run? Now you can.

Landlords will need to take action to insulate and install smoke alarms in certain rentals after a law change.

Running has a complicated history. But it's becoming the most popular forms of exercise around. Here's why.

Men tend to suffer more severe flu symptoms than women, and it could be due to antiviral properties in the female hormone, oestrogen.

Tax on tobacco will be hiked and Government will forge ahead with plain packaging but the jury is still out on the role of e-cigarettes.

Mindfulness can help you gain career clarity and perspective

Kathryn Ryan says she asked to stay longer in the maternity unit because she had suffered post-natal depression in the past and had concerns about breastfeeding.

Reports are trumpeting the results of a US government study that links cellphones to tumour growth. But should we believe them?

If you are feeling overwhelmed and in danger of dropping a ball or two, stop and prioritise the balls you have in the air.

Most bacteria are beneficial for our health, however there are some that are harmful.

The nasty Facebook post, with an image taken behind the woman's back, attracted a wave of criticism online.

The most recent statistics put New Zealand's suicide rate at about 11 people a week, almost 570 in a full year.

The FDA has announced changes to nutrition information on food labels in the US.

Health experts are worried that bacteria resistant to antibiotics could lead to superbugs that could cause untreatable infections.

An Australian woman has been successful in her legal bid to secure her dead partner's sperm so she can have his child.

Why alcohol makes you feel warm - and other strange effects it has on the brain.

Disgraced blogger Belle Gibson could be forced to publicly apologise for claiming to have cured her terminal cancer with healthy food and natural therapies.

For the first time, researchers have found a person in the United States carrying bacteria resistant to antibiotics of last resort.

Elspeth Muir examines the culture of binge-drinking that she, too, fell into and the deeper issues it may conceal.