James Piercy calls it the "hidden disability". Every year in his homeland, the United Kingdom, 135,000 people are admitted to hospital as a consequence of it.

Bruises, cuts and bite marks amid a moshpit's rough and tumble aren't the worst injuries you can suffer at a heavy metal concert.

Australian scientists appear to have solved one of the great mysteries of human biology - exactly what triggers labour after about 40 weeks of pregnancy.

Cutting out one portion of red meat every day and replacing it with chicken can reduce the risk of developing breast cancer by almost a fifth, a study suggests.

Research spanning the effects of hormones on a pregnant mother's brain to the potentially negative health effects that pets may have on families can begin.

Bare-knuckle fighting has left its mark on the human face, according to scientists who believe it helped to shape how we look today.

Whenever humanity's baser side seems to be winning, whenever we lose our heads because we can't seem to stop shooting ourselves in the foot.

Scientists in America are hopeful of a breakthrough in curing Alzheimer's, following a study that shows a way of bringing back the lost memories of dementia patients.

Every day women expose themselves to around 168 different chemicals hidden in products like deodorants, shampoos and cosmetics, which are spread with gay abandon over every inch of skin.

Researchers in Germany have developed a way of enabling sleepers to control their dreams by applying electric current to the brain which prompts lucid dreams, involving a state of heightened awareness.

A survey off the North Island's East Coast has uncovered a huge hidden network of frozen methane and methane gas.

It's one of NZ's biggest natural disaster risk zones. Now scientists hope to know more about a rare quake phenomenon happening off the North Island's Poverty Bay.

Scientists say it’s common for people to see non-existent features because human brains are uniquely wired to recognise faces, so that even when there’s only a slight suggestion of facial features the brain automatically interprets it as a face.

A new study has added further evidence to the theory that we can’t help seeing faces in random data: we’re hard-wired to recognise human faces.

Just how did the ancient Egyptians shift stones weighing as much as 2.5-tonnes with technology no more complex than a sledge?

It sounds like the stuff of vampire movies, but scientists have shown that an infusion of young blood can reverse signs of ageing.

A Kiwi researcher has helped advance one of science's most intriguing concepts - using our DNA to reveal where we came from.

The damaged hearts of laboratory monkeys have been repaired successfully for the first time with human stem cells.

Some of New Zealand's most vulnerable premature babies will soon take part in ground-breaking research.

Human cloning has been used to create stem cells from adults for the first time, in a breakthrough which could lead to tissue and organs being regrown.

A Taranaki farmer who became the first Kiwi to undergo a revolutionary heart procedure has joined a push for it to be made publicly available.

Amillion-dollar microscope has allowed Kiwi scientists an unparalleled window into the human body, shining a new light on everything from Parkinson's to irregular heartbeats.

Paul and Angela Ashcroft were on a plane, flying somewhere over Australia, when their twin daughters Nicole and Peta were born.

Children and young men are suffering more head injuries than anyone else, many caused by falls, knocks in rugby and car accidents, according to research.

Gamblers mistakenly believe they can always beat the odds in a game of chance because they have developed a different pattern of brain activity to non-gamblers.

A genetic test that can predict menopause - allowing women to better plan when to start a family - could be available within five years.

Children are being moulded into desired citizens at preschool through government-funded literature focusing on emotions, says an award-winning thesis.

An important breakthrough, unveiled today, will help scientists get to grips with what shapes the different parts of our bodies.

Humans have a far greater sense of smell than previously thought, but daily showers and fridges, which mask bad odours, have reduced our ability to detect scents, scientists believe.

A pill could "reset" the body clock, curing jet lag and easing the strain of working nights, scientists have discovered.