Health & Medicine

Virtual reality therapy could help people with depression

18 Feb 2016

Functional body parts 3D-printed for first time

16 Feb 2016

In a major breakthrough that experts described as ‘a goose that really lays golden eggs’, living body parts have been 3d-printed and successfully implanted into animals

Sharks may show the way for humans to re-grow teeth

15 Feb 2016

Sharks regenerate teeth throughout their life – and humans have similar cells, though they are lost in adulthood. Scientists are looking at ways to preserve this ability to replace decayed teeth

New milestone for device that can ‘smell’ prostate cancer

13 Feb 2016

Poor air quality kills 5.5 million worldwide annually

13 Feb 2016

New research shows that more than 5.5 million people die prematurely every year due to household and outdoor air pollution. More than half of deaths occur in two of the world’s fastest growing economies, China and India

New smart chip makes low-powered, wireless neural implants a possibility

13 Feb 2016

Neural implants when embedded in the brain can alleviate the debilitating symptoms of Parkinson’s disease or give paraplegic people the ability to move their prosthetic limbs

Couch potatoes may have smaller brains later in life

12 Feb 2016

Iron in the blood could cause cell damage, say researchers

12 Feb 2016

Film on female genital mutilation wins first pan-African award for reportage

11 Feb 2016

In autism, the social benefits of being a girl

10 Feb 2016

British leukaemia victim finds rare stem-cell donor

09 Feb 2016

Younger lawyers more at risk for substance abuse, emotional problems: New US Study

09 Feb 2016

Gene family turns cancer cells into aggressive stem cells that keep growing

06 Feb 2016

Zika effect: Brazilians urged to avoid kissing strangers during Carnival celebrations

06 Feb 2016

Mouth breathing while sleeping may increase tooth decay risk

05 Feb 2016

WHO declares global emergency as Zika virus spreads

02 Feb 2016

The decision was taken after an emergency meeting of of independent experts in Geneva to assess the severity of the health threat associated with the spread of Zika virus disease

Protein combination improves bone regeneration: study

01 Feb 2016

Resistance to key HIV drug ‘concerningly common’

01 Feb 2016

Perfume that helps you lose weight

01 Feb 2016

Cutting down on calories is on a lot of people's minds after Christmas, but how many would think of buying a perfume because it promises to help them lose weight

New particle can track chemo

30 Jan 2016

Could blood pressure drugs have a role in Alzheimer's disease treatment?

30 Jan 2016

Seaweed offers solution to stem cell transport and wound treatment

30 Jan 2016

Stem cells have been put into plasters and bandages to help heal wounds for the first time, thanks to a new technique developed by scientists at Newcastle University