Hope for blindness cure with laser breakthrough
Pulses of light clean key membrane to prevent the onset of macular degeneration
Vegetarians less likely to develop cancer than meat eaters, says study
Scientists find striking difference in risk of disease in blood but acknowledge more research is needed
Scientists harvest stem cells from placentas for future treatments
Placentas are a rich source of stem cells, which can be used to treat a wide range of diseases in later life
More harm than good?
Sales of antioxidant supplements are booming. But do they actually work? Justine Davies reports
‘Witch hunt’ forces chiropractors to take down their websites
A chiropractic association has told its members to remove websites and withdraw patient leaflets or risk prosecution. Why the panic, wonders Chris French
Scientists warn consumption of processed meat linked to cancer
Reducing consumption of bacon and ham would stop 3,700 people a year from developing bowel cancer, says Research Fund
Researchers focus efforts on ‘artificial pancreas’
Scientists learn more about genetic and environmental factors that cause type-one diabetes
Mice injected with Alzheimer’s cast new light on dementia
Scientists have found that harmful tangles of proteins that cause diseases such as Alzheimer's can be transmitted from one brain to another
Creation of cells from hair raises hope of treatments for inherited diseases
Scientists make healthy stem cells from flakes of skin and strands of hair taken from sufferers of rare blood disorder
Swine flu spreading faster in UK than anywhere else in European Union
Britain is the only member state where more people have caught the disease at home than abroad, raising concerns about infection control