HEALTH

Initial suggestions are that the new compound could be less harmful and addictive than the opiate.

University of Southern California research into enhancing memory in rats spun off into a startup.

Talking about periods in a society that doesn't want to hear the gory details isn't easy.

It's a worry phone users have had for decades but is it a myth or science fact?

Genetic data suggests our closest relatives did not develop the psychiatric disorder

The new technique could help millions of people worldwide who suffer from vision problems.

Progress occurs daily but there is a long way to go before we find the 'miracle cure' against Alzheimer's.

The new design can be worn for up to 12 hours including during sex.

Easy access to porn has reduced young men's ability to be sexually aroused in real-life settings.

Smith will make a major speech on the NHS after visiting the Trafford General Hospital today.

The cricket legend said men who suffered problems in the bedroom had 'nothing to be embarrassed about'.

NHS blood and transplant services revealed hundreds of successful organ donations by cancer patients.

As of 12 August, there have been 10,690 laboratory-confirmed cases of Zika infections in Puerto Rico.

As Michael Phelps soared through the water, people wanted to know why his body was covered in marks.

Cognitive deficit symptoms were alleviated after combining sports and medicine.

Some patients who took drug interferon beta-1b before being diagnosed did not develop the disease.

Miguel Nicolelis and the Walk Again Project have published new research showing brain-controlled robotics work.

In a context of austerity, men feel good about themselves by showing they work out.

The foetus was suffering from a condition known as sirenomelia in which the legs are fused together.

A protein surrounding the virus protects it in an original way from the host's immune system.

Users of TRUEtrack and TRUEresult tests stips told to stop and seek alternative as soon as possible

The 4-year-old has problems with his heart, ears, eyes, and penis.

Doctor warns America should 'except many similar deaths and stillbirths'.

Some children have joint deformities potentially caused by a congenital Zika infection.

The virus was identified in the genome of a lemur known as Malayan colugo.

A newly proposed law could see parents of malnourished children on vegan diets get four years prison time.

Florida is the second worst Zika-affected state in the US after New York.

A new report suggests Brits under-report calories – do you think you know your kcal?

Asperger's, epilepsy and schizophrenia could have guided the famous minds on their missions.