Born to be fat

The genetic quest is on again - this time for a miracle cure for the obesity pandemic that is rapidly spreading across the world. In the meantime, at least we now know why some people get fat and others don't. Ellen Ruppel Shell investigates.

Ready, willing and disabled

Daniel Strother, who broke his back climbing Ben Nevis, hopes to make medical history by qualifying as a doctor - in a wheelchair. But why is the profession so scared of taking on disabled people? Dea Birkett reports.

Oxford makes male pill breakthrough

A male contraceptive pill is a step closer to becoming a reality, believe researchers at Oxford University who have successfully tested a substance called NB-DNJ on mice.