Scientists find cause of pre-eclampsia

Discovery could lead to treatment for life-threatening condition that can kill pregnant women and their babies

British IVF pioneer Robert Edwards wins Nobel prize for medicine

Robert Edwards, the British scientist who pioneered IVF, was responsible for the conception of Louise Brown, the world's first test-tube baby

Low-dose Prozac may help relieve the misery of PMS

Study in mice suggests that just a tenth of the dose of Prozac most commonly prescribed for depression could reduce the symptoms of PMS

Obesity crisis ‘cannot be solved by exercise alone’

Study urges severely obese to eat more healthily, finding that forgoing a small sandwich is as effective as a one-hour run

Failure to act on early signs of rheumatoid arthritis could prove fatal

Specialist says rheumatoid arthritis can be halted or even reversed if treated early, but symptoms are often ignored

Genetic code linked to short sight found

Scientists' discovery raises the prospect of developing drugs in the future to prevent the condition

Stem cell clinics: experts insist claims of cure-all are medically unproven

Health tourists travel the world and spend thousands, but their hopes of being cured are likely to be dashed

Pill for chest pains ‘could save 10,000 lives a year’

£10-a-week ivabradine, also known as Procoralan, cut patients' risk of death from heart failure by 26% over two-year trial

Are you ready for a world without antibiotics?

Antibiotics are a bedrock of modern medicine. But in the very near future, we're going to have to learn to live without them once again. And it's going to get nasty

Heart attacks linked to cold weather, study claims

Very cold temperatures thought to affect heart by increasing blood pressure and chances of blood clotting