Mumps outbreak hits Cambridge University

Students at Cambridge are among the latest to be affected by a mumps epidemic striking British universities.

Stem cell treatment offers hope for cardiac patients

Material could be gathered from someone's own heart, multiplied in the laboratory and used for repair and regeneration.

Snappy solution to a serious shortage

Scientists are one step closer to making synthetic human blood - thanks to the amazing properties of crocodile haemoglobin. Emma Young reports.

Drugs giant moves trials abroad

Glaxo lured by security and low costs of trials overseas.