HEALTH

Study claims Dyson Airblade hand dryers spread germs 1,300 times more than paper towels.

A partnership between Canadian and French scientists has led to a clinical trial to help those suffering from PTSD.

When ion channels BK are inactivated, people may find it harder to fall asleep.

Resistance is a major problem for malaria control, but scientists say it cannot spread against a specific drug.

Ivan Shamyanok lives in the Belarusian village of Tulgovich, on the edge of the exclusion zone around Chernobyl.

Study showed that mice exhibit similar characteristics to humans with the mutated gene linked to a stutter.

The Parker Institute for Cancer Immunotherapy will include more than 40 laboratories and 300 researchers.

Microcephaly is a relatively rare disease with lifelong consequences.

The massive data will assist medical practitioners study the origin and progress of diseases in a human body.

'It is now clear that the virus causes microcephaly,' said CDC head, Dr Frieden.

LSD users experience an "ego dissolution" which scientists explain using brain scans.

Paralysed Ohio man able to perform everyday tasks with hands with breakthrough neuroprosthetic device.

While having a child late can be risky, it may also lead to health and socio-economic benefits for young.

Lloyd has been transferred from jail to a psychiatric facility for treatment.

Unicef estimates that nearly 10,0000 kids under the age of five may have died in the past year from preventable diseases.

Ebola survivors have to face series of complications described as post-Ebola syndrome.

New oral drug has proven effective to stop symptoms of MS in mouse model.

Thousands of medical students will remotely watch operation on colon cancer patient using VR headsets.

The mosquito which spreads the Zika virus is now present in about 30 states.

The visual cortex appears more active when people have taken LSD.

The 13 people identified appear completely healthy, despite carrying a mutated gene linked to severe diseases.

Darpa has launched a programme that aims to create vaccines that can adapt to fight constantly changing viruses.

Sir Bruce Keogh has warned against the suspension of emergency care on April 26.

Gym bike has 400 times the bacteria found on a toilet seat, treadmill has 74 times more than a faucet.

A gene has been found which is linked to stroke and stroke-related dementia, and it could lead to a treatment.

Scientists have found antibodies which can bind to the HIV virus and disable it, paving the way for a vaccine.

Curiosity is part of the human nature, but it can lead us to make bad decisions.

Health Education England has signed a memorandum of understanding to explore 'personnel and ideas'.

Reasoning in terms of moral absolutes make people appear more trustworthy, a study says.