One-quarter of Japanese women are aged 65 or over

One-quarter of Japanese women are aged 65 or over, official figures indicate, highlighting a looming demographic crisis.

NHS targets

Out of favour - but they can produce results

Australian dies after court win

An Australian quadriplegic, who last month won a landmark legal right to starve to death, dies.

Spinal advance gets rats running

Hopes that people with spinal injuries could one day regain leg movement have been raised by research in rats.

Dementia burden ‘underestimated’

The future global burden of Alzheimer's and other types of dementia has been underestimated, say UK experts.