Miscarriage research: the bioengineers taking a fresh look at pregnancy
With the help of CGI models of placentas, universities are collaborating to investigate why one in five pregnancies end in miscarriage
Doctors develop ‘transformational’ new DNA test for Down’s syndrome
New test more accurate than current screening in detecting Down’s, Edwards and Patau syndromes and could simplify screening process, say researchers
Rapid use of blood drug could save thousands of lives, study finds
Analysis shows chance of death from blood loss is 70% less likely if cheap, widely used tranexamic acid is administered promptly
Hope or hype? The chilling truth about freezing your eggs
Cryogenic egg-storage techniques have improved dramatically in recent years.But as one woman says, ‘If this is your Plan B, you’ll need a Plan C’
Streptococcus vaccine ‘could prevent over 100,000 baby deaths worldwide’
Experts call for more work to be done to develop a vaccine for infection commonly carried by pregnant women, which can cause stillbirth and death
Why we must listen to the ticking of our body clock
Ignoring the body’s natural rhythms can affect our physical and mental wellbeing and even the outcome of surgery, writes neuroscientist Paul Kelley
The ‘superantibiotics’ that could save us from bacteria apocalypse
With the rise of bugs that are resistant to virtually everything medical science can throw at them, scientists are now hoping to re-engineer existing antibiotics to make them thousands of times more powerful
The eyes have it: how technology allows you to speak when all you can do is blink
Developments in eye-gaze technology – which converts minute movements of the eye into spoken words – are opening up undreamed of opportunities for people with motor neurone disease
‘Western society is chronically sleep deprived’: the importance of the body’s clock
The 2017 Nobel prize for medicine was awarded for the discovery of how our circadian rhythms are controlled. But what light does it shed on the cycle of life?
HIV rates climbing among over-50s in UK and Europe, researchers warn
Older people more likely to be infected through heterosexual sex and to have more advanced disease when it is finally diagnosed, new study reveals