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PRE-EMPTIVE DRUG COULD PREVENT BREAST CANCER Published: 14/03/11
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For some women, the gamble of taking tamoxifen for the prevention of breast cancer is worth the risk of possible side effects

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RISK OF CHILDHOOD OBESITY CAN BE PREDICTED AT BIRTH Published: 29/11/12
An online tool that analyses factors such as birth weight and mother's professional status can predict a baby's future risk of obesity...

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ZAPPING BODY AND BRAIN BOOSTS MOVEMENT IN PARALYSED Published: 29/11/12
Control over movement has been improved by mimicking the passage of nerve signals to muscles...

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BANISHED DISEASES MAKING A COMEBACK IN EUROPE Published: 27/11/12
The economic crisis, warmer weather, and tropical migrants are stoking the resurgence of mosquito-borne diseases in Europe...

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GRAPEFRUIT MAKES DRUGS PACK A STRONGER PUNCH Published: 27/11/12
Chemicals in grapefruit can prevent the body from breaking down certain drugs, leading to inadvertent overdoses...

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BLOOD, SWEAT AND NO TEARS: SWEAT GLANDS HELP REPAIR SKIN Published: 27/11/12
A type of sweat gland unique to humans contains a reservoir of adult stem cells that can be recruited to repair wounds...

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ARAFAT'S BONES COULD REVEAL POLONIUM POISONING Published: 26/11/12
If the former Palestinian leader was poisoned, enough radioactive material would remain in his bones to prove it eight years on from his death...

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NEW VACCINE MAY GIVE LIFELONG PROTECTION FROM FLU Published: 25/11/12
Messenger RNA from the flu virus produces an immune response that could do away with the need for annual flu jabs...

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DOES BEING FAT MAKE YOU MORE JOLLY? Published: 23/11/12
A gene associated with obesity also decreases your risk of depression. Here's what the discovery really means for your health...

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STAUNCH CONSERVATIVE TO BE NEW EU HEALTH COMMISSIONER Published: 23/11/12
Scientists and politicians are concerned that Tonio Borg's views on abortion and stem-cell research could influence European Union policy...

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IMPLANT LETS THE BLIND READ BRAILLE WITH THEIR EYES Published: 22/11/12
Converting text to Braille images sent electronically to the retina could allow some blind people to decode signs in their vicinity...

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