HEALTH

Ministry of Health in Ghana says it is investigating first suspected case of Ebola.

Hannah Osborne Jul 07, 2014

Janette Warburton took her own life after suffering five years of agony from trigeminal neuralgia

Mark Piggott Jul 05, 2014

Deadly anthrax virus found in meat from cows slaughtered illegally in Tiszafured.

Hannah Osborne Jul 04, 2014

London singer Cassie Graves talks about living with horrific genetic condition trimethylaminuria.

Lydia Smith Jul 03, 2014

Mers virus led to 292 deaths in Saudi Arabia but origins remain unknown.

Nigel Wilson Jul 03, 2014

Group of surgeons have used 3D-printed models to test out incredibly difficult tumour surgery.

Mary-Ann Russon Jul 03, 2014

Triptolide extract suppresses protein that protects pancreatic cancer cells.

Hannah Osborne Jul 02, 2014

759 people infected as deadly Ebola virus threatens to spread beyond Guinea, Liberia and Sierra Leone

Mark Piggott Jul 01, 2014

Majority of 973 women from UK and Denmark advocate freezing their eggs for social and medical reasons.

Lydia Smith Jul 01, 2014

Scientists to announce four cases of HIV in babies being cured at AIDS conference in Melbourne.

Hannah Osborne Jul 01, 2014

Ian Pratt, who suffers with Motor Neurone Disease, said he wanted to be able to guide his daughter through her teenage years.

Priya Joshi Jun 29, 2014

UK men encouraged to donate sperm to make up for shortfall currently filled by Danish and American donors.

Jun 28, 2014

Boston University researchers reveal mothers over 33 twice as likely to see 95th birthday.

Lydia Smith Jun 26, 2014

Research suggests increased availability, combined with declining risk perception, can lead to wider use.

Lydia Smith Jun 26, 2014

A group says sexual orientation disorders should be removed from International Classification of Diseases.

Lydia Smith Jun 25, 2014

Retracted study linking genetically modified maize and cancer republished by different journal.

Hannah Osborne Jun 25, 2014

Study links child obesity to overprotective parenting.

Ludovica Iaccino Jun 25, 2014

A lifetime of intellectual stimulation may lower risk of dementia later in life.

Lydia Smith Jun 25, 2014

The harmless Adeno-associated virus kills breast cancer cells and tumour cells in mice.

Mary-Ann Russon Jun 25, 2014

A group of scientists have found that some people's brains respond more powerfully to emotional images than others.

Mary-Ann Russon Jun 24, 2014

A Dutch company has created the world's first e-joint.

Sean Martin Jun 23, 2014

UK Ministry of Defence figures show 22,000 British troops are too heavy, and 32,000 have failed basic army fitness tests.

Aaron Akinyemi Jun 22, 2014

If animals like bats can use sonar to avoid obstacles, why can't a smart walking cane do the same?

Mary-Ann Russon Jun 20, 2014

Charlotte's Web strain of cannabis legalised in Florida for treatment of seizures and other diseases.

Hannah Osborne Jun 20, 2014

Deadly virus has killed more than 330 people in Guinea, Sierra Leone and Liberia

Umberto Bacchi Jun 20, 2014

Researchers from the Harvard School of Public Health found e-cigarette users were mostly young and heavy smokers.

Samantha Payne Jun 20, 2014

Man with almost no hair on his body cured after being treated with arthritis drug.

Hannah Osborne Jun 20, 2014

Schistosomiasis parasite egg discovered in 6,200-year-old grave in Syria.

Hannah Osborne Jun 20, 2014

Its feared the scientists working in US federal government laboratories in Atlanta were exposed to Anthrax bacteria.

Priya Joshi Jun 19, 2014