A vaccine for shingles may lower the risk of dementia, according to new research. A public health policy in Wales may have produced the strongest evidence yet that a jab can reduce the risk of ...

The "gold standard" for staging Alzheimer’s disease is positron emission tomography (PET) brain scans for amyloid plaques and ...

One in 10 young Americans schedules “worry time,” according to new research. The survey of 2,000 general population Americans ...

A newborn pygmy goat has been named in honor of a charity after a public vote. The goat was born two weeks ago at Pennywell ...

A man who is mistaken for Rupert Grint and Ed Sheeran says he is stopped for photos daily but "it's nice to have the ...

A man who was given a life-saving kidney by his wife has told of how he will "never be able to repay her" for donating the organ. Kieran Hodgson, 48, was given the organ by partner Emma Hodgson, 42, ...

A man who donated a kidney to his brother is urging others to consider being a living donor after it saved his sibling from "grueling" treatment. Stuart Morrison, from Wymondham, Norfolk, donated a ...

A cat has scooped the Guinness World Record for the longest tail. Mr. Pugsley Addams, a silver Maine Coon from Minnesota, has a tail measuring 18.5 ins (46.99 cm), beating all living domestic felines.

A gold Roman coin believed to be the first of its kind ever found in Britain is set to fetch thousands at auction after being unearthed by a metal detectorist. Ron Walters, 76, finally struck gold ...

An astronaut has shown how you drink a cup of coffee - in space. NASA spaceman Don Pettit demonstrated the tricky task of sipping from a special mug in microgravity on the International Space Station ...

A neglected donkey saved from an abattoir by an animal sanctuary has given birth to a healthy foal. The Flicka Foundation said donkey Finty had arrived at the sanctuary in Penryn, Cornwall, a year ago ...