Taking a low dose of aspirin every day may help prevent and possibly treat some cancers, fresh evidence suggests.

Being overweight in later life puts you at higher risk of brain decline, research suggests.

Deaths from liver disease in England have reached record levels, rising by 25% in less than a decade, according to new NHS figures.

The head of an action group looking at reducing waiting times at emergency departments across NI says the current system is "intolerable".

Youngsters with behavioural problems in Gwynedd will be taught 'horse whispering' in a bid to improve their confidence and self-esteem.

UK drugmaker GlaxoSmithKline says it will invest £500m in manufacturing in the nation, including building a new factory in Ulverston, Cumbria.

The latest technology is helping kids with diabetes keep an eye on their blood sugar levels.

Sir Mark Walport, Director of the Wellcome Trust - one of the world's most important funding institutions for biomedical research - says developing countries like China and India are playing an increasingly important role in research.