Medicine

A single nerve that runs from the brain to the gut may hold the key to treating obesity.

Intensive bouts of meditation have an immediate and visible impact on practitioners’ sleeping brainwaves...

A new device is helping police train their brains to make better decisions in risky situations...

Is gluten really something we should all be cutting from our diets? And just what causes coeliac disease?

A nutritional drink has been shown to conserve memory in people with early stage Alzheimer’s, indicating that it could...

Beetles, wasps and flies could be at the forefront of the next agricultural revolution...

Technology is helping halt the wave of fake drugs and their often lethal consequences.

Musicians are best at following conversations in loud places, and brain scans are revealing how this can be used to...

Should you New Year's resolution be to eat more Brussel sprouts? Discover the health benefits of the humble veg...

A greater scientific understanding of consciousness is allowing researchers to quantify exactly how conscious we are at...

Researchers are using fMRI scanners and specially designed questions to decode your mind, and it’s helping them unpick...

What goes into a standard vaccine, and how do we know they are safe?

As well as unique fingerprints, we might be identifiable by a personalised bacterial cloud.

Vampires might be on to something: does the key to reversing aging lie in our blood?

What is the purpose, if any, of pain? Would we be better off without it?

Could we vaccinate people to prevent them from becoming addicts?

How a special type of glass could help in early cancer detection...

Ever wondered how your body keeps you upright?

Death is a terrifying thought to many people: Is the best solution just to become immortal?

Anus to mouth: why your behind sets you apart...

Antibiotic resistance is a growing threat to the modern world, is there anything that can be done to avoid disaster?

How is music able to give us the creeps so effectively?

90% of the world consumes caffeine. But are we addicted to the substance, and is it any good for us?

Our four-legged friends prove they truly are man's best friend by lending a paw in sniffing out human diseases...