A Harvard study shows that weight lifting is better for keeping abdominal obesity in check
Lianna Brinded Dec 24, 2014
Tapping touchscreens with thumbs increases electrical activity in brains and remaps sensory cortex daily, according to a new study.
Anthony Cuthbertson Dec 23, 2014
BioCryst Pharmaceuticals drug finds 100% survival in some monkey testing.
Hannah Osborne Dec 23, 2014
Coventry University study says religious feasts could be to blame.
Lianna Brinded Dec 23, 2014
Vaccines show equal immune response in African populations as in US adults.
Jayalakshmi K Dec 23, 2014
Humans had bones as strong as orangutans before the invention of farming
Hannah Osborne Dec 22, 2014
The NHS is launching 11 genomic medicine centres across the country
Sean Martin Dec 22, 2014
Doctors delivered a healthy boy by caesarian last week, nine weeks after mother declared dead.
Tom Porter Dec 21, 2014
Report calls for NHS England to treat sick doctors like patients, not criminals
Tabatha Kinder Dec 20, 2014
The unconfirmed report has shocked the small town in Bosnia, which has a high incidence of underage pregnancies.
Priya Joshi Dec 19, 2014
John Hopkins researchers announce first double amputee to use mind controlled prosthetics.
Hannah Osborne Dec 19, 2014
Health system in a state of collapse as Syrian war grinds towards its fifth year.
Nigel Wilson Dec 19, 2014
Drug that helps address shock symptoms in dengue helps severely ill doctor recover from Ebola.
Jayalakshmi K Dec 19, 2014
Ibuprofen found to extend the lifespan of worms and flies.
Hannah Osborne Dec 18, 2014
Unconventional source of HIV fighting antibodies found in form of llama.
Hannah Osborne Dec 18, 2014
Prince Harry turns photographer as he visits Lesotho to see work of charity Sentebale.
David Sim Dec 18, 2014
Olaparib becomes first therapy for treatment of advanced BRCA-mutated ovarian cancer.
Hannah Osborne Dec 18, 2014
Excessive heat and extreme rainfall are expected to see a spurt in the spread of cholera across the world.
Jayalakshmi K Dec 18, 2014
New methods will prevent mothers with fatal genetic disorders from passing the diseases onto their babies.
Maria Khan Dec 17, 2014
MPs will vote before the election and aim to bring the new law in on 1 October 2015.
Sean Martin Dec 17, 2014
Nutritionist Fiona Hunter explains her top tips for eating healthily.
Alfred Joyner Dec 17, 2014
The epidemic impact has cost the country 0.4 ppt of GDP in 2014.
Boby Michael Dec 16, 2014
Malaria parasites that have built resistance to drugs could spread into India and Africa.
Hannah Osborne Dec 16, 2014
A study makes a case for why pregnant women should avoid redoing homes, especially their floor coverings.
Jayalakshmi K Dec 16, 2014
AFP photographer Adrian Dennis dons waders and joins workers clearing fatbergs in London sewers.
David Sim Dec 15, 2014
IBTimes UK meets the survivors acting as a "councillor" to help other Ebola patients battle depression.
Elsa Buchanan Dec 12, 2014
Study finds obese children have a heightened psychological reward from sugar.
Hannah Osborne Dec 12, 2014
Scientists have used inhibitors based on a new class of molecules to kill dengue virus populations in a lab culture.
Jayalakshmi K Dec 12, 2014
Work on a related class of virus has led researchers to see how viruses like Ebola replicate in the body.
Jayalakshmi K Dec 12, 2014
US and Indian researchers report restored vision in cornea following stem cell injection.
Jayalakshmi K Dec 12, 2014