Medicine News Stories

Going for a long run gave mice the same high as if they were smoking cannabis.

The absence of four strains of intestinal bacteria can make the difference between breathing easily and succumbing to...

Self-propelled particles that fizz their way upstream into blood vessels to block bleeding have been developed by...

A new technique for stopping severe bleeding propels treatments straight to the source

A new form of 3D-printing that can turn out replicas of a patient's organs has been developed by scientists in the...

A man paralysed has been able to walk again thanks to a new brain-muscle interface device developed by scientists in...

Some bats use a special conveyor belt-like tongue to extract nactar from flowers

Sitting has been deemed the new smoking, but is fidgeting now the new standing?

A technique to selectively deactivate pain pathways from specific parts of the body has been developed by scientists in...

Antibacterial vegetables capable of blitzing dangerous E. coli infections have been bred by scientists in Germany.

A cave crammed with fossil remains of a previously undiscovered human ancestor suggests that these primitive people...

A blood test can be used to detect a person’s risk of developing Alzheimer's...

Scientists thought language was processed in one side of the brain, until they studied whistled languages…

A colour changing polymer may soon be used to indicate head injuries. This is important for both military and...

A chemical signal that triggers regeneration of tissues has been revealed...

The microbes living in the intestine can contribute to the symptoms of anxiety and depression, a new study has revealed...

Premature birth is linked to a socially withdrawn personality, resulting in adults who are more neurotic, anxious and...

A landmark study showed that de-working Kenyan children boosted school attendance. Now a second look is shedding doubt...

An eyedrop formulation can reverse cataracts in days, a new study has revealed.

A new test matches up a person’s personality traits of empathy and systemizing with the music that they like to listen...

Regularly drinking sugary drinks can increase your risk of type 2 diabetes by up to 20%.

Rather than pitch or volume, it appears that the roughness of a scream is what grabs our attention...

A large study from the US shows a strong link between being a funeral director and the risk of developing motorneurone...

Human screams tap into a unique set of reserved frequencies that cause the brain to interpret them as urgent, chilling...