GPs should think more carefully about prescribing cholesterol-busting drugs say researchers who highlighted a range of "unintended" side effects. Some doses and types of statins are linked with a greater risk of adverse effects, including liver problems and kidney failure, the UK...

A new genetic fault which may account for some cases of inherited deafness has been revealed by Dutch researchers. It means that parents with the hereditary condition may be able to predict more accurately the chances of passing it on to their children. The new find, documented in the...

Stammering has long been recognised to run in families, but scientists now say they have identified three genes which may cause the problem in some people. They believe that mutations which have already been tied to metabolic disorders may also affect the way in which parts of the brain...

A mechanism which starts sperm swimming when they get near the egg could one day lead to new forms of male contraception, scientists have said. Tiny pores on the sperm’s surface allow it to change its internal pH, which in turn starts its tail movements. Researchers from the University...