The chances of having a heart attack, stroke or dying young may be hidden in the palm of the hand, a study suggests.

A chemotherapy drug can extend the lives of patients with advanced prostate cancer by nearly two years, a major "game-changing" study shows.

The global pharmaceutical industry is being called on to pay for a $2bn innovation fund to revitalise research into antibiotics.

There must be a culture shift in medical research to make sure more children can take part, an expert panel at the Nuffield Council of Bioethics says.