A family of four try to go without sugar for a week, as a BBC poll shows two thirds of people support a ban on sugary drinks in all UK schools and academies.

A discovery in mice could help to treat people with a form of brittle bone disease, scientists say.

Two thirds of people (66%) support a ban on sugary drinks in all UK schools and academies, according to a poll carried out for the BBC.

The secret to reversing the ageing process could lie in the blood of the young, according to new research.

Researchers in the US say they might have discovered how to combat and even reverse some effects of ageing, at least in mice.

The World Health Organization declares the recent spread of polio an international public health emergency.