Scientists at Edinburgh University get £60m of funding to research how our genes can make us susceptible to certain diseases.

One in 10 hospital appointments was missed by patients last year, says the Department of Health, which warns that it delays treatment for other patients.

Vitamin B3 could be the new weapon in the fight against superbugs such as MRSA, researchers have suggested.

Young people who smoke cannabis run the risk of a significant and irreversible reduction in their IQ, according to one of the largest studies ever carried out.