Tal Golesworthy used ideas borrowed from the garden and aeroplane industry to mend his heart.

James Wannerton has a condition called synaesthesia, which links senses normally experienced separately.

Many hospitals in England are failing to provide adequate care for people who have self-harmed, despite a national drive to improve services, research suggests.

Research suggests synaesthesia - the jumbling up of the senses - is more than twice as common in adults with autism.

Experts are concerned that children's fitness levels are declining as a study finds many cannot run as fast as their parents did.

New York City Mayor Michael Bloomberg has signed landmark legislation banning the sale of tobacco products to anyone under the age of 21.

Dogs with the bleeding disorder haemophilia A have been successfully treated using gene therapy, say US scientists.

A new NHS non-emergency helpline in Wales - to replace NHS Direct - is set to go ahead but will not be introduced before April 2015.