Medicine News Stories

A decoy molecule that blocks the growth-arresting process that leads to dwarfism has been developed by French...

Combining a UV light, coloured dyes and a mathematical model, scientists have developed a new system to study mouse...

Men with smaller testicles tend to be more involved as fathers, a new study suggests.

Mature tissues can be re-programmed in-situ to produce stem cells, scientists have shown for the first time.

A chemical in tarantula venom can kill insect pests that eat it and might work as an environmentally-friendly...

Although people predict that they will feel guilty after cheating, those who cheat actually feel better afterwards than...

Does hygiene levels explain why developed countries have much higher rates of Alzheimers than developing ones?

Researchers at the University of Leicester have made a discovery that could lead towards a new hope for fighting...

Researchers in the US have taken a step forward in understanding how the body’s response to stress might be linked to...

Money may ensure that large societies of strangers can work together...

Can we predict where to focus water checks for the 140 million people affected by arsenic contaminated water supplies?

Scientists discover a monkey model for schizophrenia

Does a quick sugary treat help us to stick with difficult tasks?

Music is far more than a string of individually-sounded notes, and the way pianists strike the keys has similarities...

This week the world’s first lab grown beef burger was cooked and eaten in London. But how was it made and why is it...

Girls with Anorexia show a mild echo of the characteristics of Autism new research has found...

Have we uncovered the genetic trigger for allergy?

Scientists have converted adult cells into stem cells using just a handful of chemicals.

Researchers studying people in Bangladesh have tracked down genetic regions that affect susceptibility to cholera...

Scientists have discovered that mice carrying a faulty version of a gene called Mrap2 gain weight, while eating the...

Mice with humanised livers are allowing scientists to study hepatitis C virus infections thanks to a US breakthrough.

A gorilla image the same size as a box of matches superimposed into a chest CT scan was missed by over 80% of a group...

The number of people with sickle cell anaemia is set to rise dramatically in the next 40 years.

A dipstick test for plague on the way