British scientists have made a "major step forwards" in developing a blood test for Alzheimer's disease.

The NHS still has a long way to go to improve the way it handles complaints, although there are signs of improvement, a survey suggests.

A clinic used sperm from the wrong donor as part of fertility treatment, the regulator says.

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As an official report prepares to highlight the impact of loneliness, the BBC's Tim Muffett has been to see one project in Gateshead which uses chickens to help ease social isolation.

Senior neuroscientists attack a major European project aiming to simulate the human brain.

Scientists describe the development of a new blood test to predict the onset of Alzheimer's as a 'major step forward'

A test which predicts the prognosis for patients with one of the most common forms of chronic leukaemia has been developed at Cardiff University.