HEALTH

Volkswagen disagrees with the findings of a study linking diesel cars' excess emissions to premature deaths.

WHO claims quarter of all global deaths of children under five caused by filthy environment.

The American surgical pioneer died peacefully in his home

Kelvin Rafael Mejía, 23, took on the bet for roughly 40,000 pesos – the equivalent of roughly £680.

Organisers claim 250,000 joined the protest held ahead of this week's Budget announcement

Some people have bought bottles that read 40% alcohol on their labels as product pulled from store shelves.

Scientists have found that differences in microglia activation may be to blame.

Scientists have successfully created an embryonic structure which resembles a mouse embryo.

Pyrethroids are used in many household bug sprays, lice treatments and agricultural insecticides.

Nanowarming aids the defrosting of frozen tissue safely, potentially transforming transplant waiting lists.

Ben Ryan is seeking crowdfunding to develop affordable 3D printed prosthetics for early childhood.

American millennials showed more 'anger, disapproval and disgust' at married couples if they'd chosen to be child-free.

People with this impulsive aggression disorder often end up developing a substance use disorder.

There are major limits as to what you can do with CRISPR, but regulation is still essential to prevent mistakes.

They aren't just about weight control, either.

While a diet rich in fruit and veggies appears to be good for the heart many dietary fads should be avoided.

The campaign takes place each year on the last day of February.

Academics and drug companies have been urged to focus on finding new antibiotics for 12 families of resistant bacteria.

There is a fine line between eating healthily and eating obsessively.

Women with children in the house are more tired than men but also women without children.

Avoiding processed foods is wise but clean eating can sometimes go too far.

Politically seismic events have left many of us with a feeling of despair.

A study has found that it is morphology, not sex, that mediates differences in sweating.

The spread of new strains of H. pylori to the Americas may be behind high mortality rates of stomach cancer in the region today.

A first look at the fine-scale effects of millions of Neanderthal genes sheds light on their influence on modern humans.

Low testosterone can affect men of all ages

Fructose has been linked to conditions including diabetes, obesity, cancer and liver disease.

Pregnant women still advised not to handle used cat litter though.

Mothers' immune response to herpes may increase the risk of offspring developing autism