Lung cancer rates have more than doubled for women over 60 since the mid-1970s, figures show.

The government has announced funding worth £775m over the next five years for research that ministers say will directly benefit NHS patients

Serious concerns are raised about a controversial vein-widening treatment being offered to people with multiple sclerosis.

A man from Bolton who has motor neurone disease (MND) records his voice so his baby son can hear his voice.

A new computer program which detects the early signs of Alzheimer's will be used on patients for the first time from today

Laurence Brewer, 43, from Bolton is believed to be the first person in the UK with motor neurone disease to bank his speech patterns so he can use his own voice when the time comes for him to use a speech synthesiser.

A technique to image living cells in action, in an unprecedented mix of detail in both time and space, is described by researchers.

Most smokers want to give up but simply find it hard to even go a day without lighting up, research shows.