Medicine News Stories

Disease outbreaks can be predicted 28 days in advance, using the viewing figures of Wikipedia pages, new research has...

Your genes select gut bugs that can keep you slim...

Working late-night shifts can dent your brain power, according to a new study...

Healthy, intelligent or both for your CEO or leader? Researchers in Amsterdam have found out the answer...

Google to expand search reach to inside the human body.

Human stomach grown in lab by Cincinnati scientists.

US scientists have developed a cheap and simple test for the Ebola virus which uses just a piece of paper and gives an...

How the intestines register fullness and tell the brain to stop eating has been uncovered by researchers in the US....

A new dialysis treatment for drug overdoses is set to speed up the process of more rapidly ridding the body of toxins...

A way to restore the intellectual vigour of youth, and even make blind mice see, has been uncovered by US researchers...

The brain learns by producing new cells, recent research has shown.

Writing in the journal Cancer Research this month, Spanish researchers have characterised the dog epigenome in...

Bats are well-known carriers of human viruses, such as rabies and the headline-grabbing Ebola. But could they harbour...

Each year since 1901, scientists that have made a significant contribution to mankind through their research are...

A brain area formerly relegated to controlling only a few functions might underpin the evolution of human intelligence...

You are more likely to be dead in 5 years time if your sense of smell is poor, says research from the University of...

A blood sample collected before a hip replacement operation can be used to predict how many weeks a patient will take...

Use your chatterbox co-workers to power the entire office's electronics...

A promising new therapy for multiple sclerosis, a disease of the nervous system that robs sufferers of their faculties...

Brain cells produced by reprogramming skin cells of patients with schizophrenia show chemical imbalances that may...

Skipping breakfast may lead to children having more than just a rumbling stomach, as it is linked to a higher risk of...

Breast-feeding manipulates the microbes in the intestine, which in turn produces lifelong changes in the fabric of the...

Watching gripping action-packed movies makes you eat more, so would-be dieters are advised to switch over to Question...

The day when we can grow fully-functioning organs in a dish have come a step closer, with a lab-grown thymus.