Health & Medicine

Drinking hot tea every day linked to lower glaucoma risk

18 Dec 2017

Bioluminescent worm found to have iron superpowers

16 Dec 2017

Study prompts new ideas on cancers' origins

16 Dec 2017

The hazards of antibiotic resistances remain high

16 Dec 2017

Drug discovery could accelerate hugely with machine learning

15 Dec 2017

Electricity, eel-style: Soft power cells could run tomorrow's implantables

14 Dec 2017

Your mood depends on the food you eat, and what you should eat changes as you get older

13 Dec 2017

Diet and dietary practices differentially affect mental health in young adults versus older adults, according to new research

Boosting the antibiotic arsenal

12 Dec 2017

Study finds people who wear dentures run higher risk of musculoskeletal frailty

12 Dec 2017

New reusable glucose-monitoring smartphone case makes blood glucose measurement easier

11 Dec 2017

Canola oil could adversely hit brain function, finds study in mice

08 Dec 2017

Canola oil — one of the most widely consumed vegetable oils in the world — may be harmful for the brain, according to a study, which found that it can worsen memory and learning ability

Traumatic brain injury causes intestinal damage

08 Dec 2017

New dental material could kill bacteria, resist plaque growth

06 Dec 2017

Shorter course of treatment may provide better outcome for intermediate-risk prostate cancer

05 Dec 2017

New drug offers hope for blocking migraine before it starts

04 Dec 2017

Discovery puts the brakes on HIV's ability to infect

04 Dec 2017

Smartphone addiction creates imbalance in brain

04 Dec 2017

US researchers use injectable gel to regenerate heart muscle after attack

02 Dec 2017

Study suggests a way to stop HIV in its tracks

02 Dec 2017

Drug-delivering nanoparticles seek and destroy elusive cancer stem cells

02 Dec 2017

Minimally invasive treatment provides relief from back pain

02 Dec 2017

Beating heart patch is large enough to repair the human heart

29 Nov 2017

Biology and chemistry combine to generate new antibiotics

29 Nov 2017

UK researchers devise machine to induce drug-free hallucinations

29 Nov 2017

Gastric acid suppressant lansoprazole may target tuberculosis

28 Nov 2017

A cheap and widely used drug, used to treat conditions such as heartburn, gastritis and ulcers, could work against the bacteria that cause TB, according to new research