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Memory loss is not an inevitable part of ageing, say scientists who are studying a unique group of people in their 60s and 70s who have "super sharp" minds.

The rise in popularity of e-cigarettes in the UK appears to be helping more smokers successfully quit smoking, say researchers.

Temperatures in southern England peak at 34.4C, making it the hottest day of the year so far, as heavy rain and thunderstorms batter other parts of England.

A Scots nurse who survived Ebola may not face charges of dishonesty at a misconduct hearing.

Scientists say early experiments suggest it may one day be possible to make babies without using eggs.

Former nurse Lara Smith tells Victoria Derbyshire why she takes cannabis-based medicine.

BBC Newsnight meets the UK doctor who is directing life-saving surgery in the Syrian city of Aleppo via Skype.

Footage of a mum's water birth has gone viral after the baby arrives with relative ease following only a few contractions

A controversial anti-malarial drug will now only be prescribed to service personnel after a detailed check-up, the Ministry of Defence announces.

Cannabis for medical use should be made legal, says a cross-party group of UK politicians.

Campaign groups say a million people across the UK rely on cannabis for medical reasons, but how does it feel to break the law just to feel better?

The number of Welsh students applying to study medicine falls by 15% over the last five years, figures show.

A Nigerian woman has given birth to a boy on board a rescue ship in the Mediterranean after being plucked from an overcrowded rubber dinghy.

Girls growing up in parts of England have a much lower quality of life than others, according to analysis of official statistics.

Why doesn't your brain let you see all 12 dots at the same time?

The Malvern Death Café in Worcestershire is where people come to talk after losing a loved one.

Competitors prepare for a contest involving electronic arms and robotic exoskeletons.

School nurses are finding less time to do their job because of more child protection issues and excessive bureaucracy, research says.

NHS leaders in England say current standards of care cannot be maintained, let alone expanded to seven days unless the health service gets more money and staff.

A paralysed woman wearing a "bionic" suit completes the Great North Run, five days after she started it.

Will Quince MP says that parents who suffer the death of a child should be eligible for statutory bereavement leave.

Why we laugh, how we laugh and why other creatures laugh too.

Experts are calling for people to take more care around cliffs after a rise in the number of emergency service call-outs.

A woman who wants to use her dead daughter's frozen eggs to give birth to her own grandchild is being allowed to take them to the US for treatment.

The number of drug-related deaths in England and Wales reached record levels last year, figures from the Office for National Statistics show.

Children aged four to 10 are consuming twice as much sugar as they should be and teenagers three times too much, a national survey of diets has found.

Lead author of a statins study Rory Collins explains the benefits of the drug.

Three-quarters of people are unaware being overweight increases the risk of developing 10 different types of cancer, Cancer Research UK says.

The benefits of the cholesterol-reducing drug statins are underestimated and the harms exaggerated, a major review suggests.

Parents in Finland are told to actively encourage their children to pursue hobbies and interests that require physical exertion for at least three hours a day.

Women should be advised that the coil is a more effective form of emergency contraception than the morning-after pill, new guidance says.

William Broadway explains how the vaccine cooler he designed works

Hospitals are facing record levels of delays in discharging patients, figures from NHS England show.

An 83-year-old nurse, who still works 15 to 20 hours a week, says she has "no plans" to retire.

Back pain is a leading cause of disability worldwide - and physios say many people have the wrong idea about how to deal with it.

Lisa Day died almost a year ago following years of skipping insulin which she needed to stay alive after being diagnosed with type 1 diabetes.

A sharp drop in calories burnt while resting during puberty could explain why a lot of teenagers put on too much weight, a study suggests.

The NSPCC says a child in the UK contacts its Childline services once every 30 minutes about suicidal thoughts.

A small percentage of people suffer debilitating coeliac disease. But what people who are just "gluten intolerant"?

Lisa Day died almost a year ago following years of skipping insulin which she needed to stay alive after being diagnosed with type 1 diabetes.

Cancer doctors are calling on GPs to look out for the long-term side-effects of chemotherapy in teenagers and young adults.

The chief executive who resigned as the head of a troubled mental health trust had a new job created for her worth £240,000 a year, the BBC learns.

Scientists say they have found a new compound that stops malaria in animal studies in a single, low dose.

Data from approved health apps will feed directly into personal health records as part of a major expansion of online services, Health Secretary Jeremy Hunt has announced.

As the NHS looks to improve its use of technology, a specially designed computer game known as 'exergames' has been helping older people get back on their feet.

Junior doctors are due to walk out numerous times over the next few months. Why are they striking?

Babies born by Caesarean section are more likely to become obese in later years, a large study suggests.

There are many who believe that women's periods sync together when they live in close proximity. But could it just be down to chance?

The first-ever person to receive a face transplant, Frenchwoman Isabelle Dinoire, dies of cancer 11 years after her pioneering surgery.

Men and women returning from any area where the Zika is circulating should practise safe sex for at least six months to avoid the risk of spreading the disease, says the World Health Organization.