Forget ‘hour glass’ women and sleek men – flab is making us tube shaped
Scientists used scanners to measure 11,000 people and found obesity is changing the contours of the nation.
Special brew
Until recently the best cancer prevention advice has been: don't smoke, don't get fat, and cross your fingers. But a strange-tasting drink from South Africa could provide new hope, as Rory Carroll reports.
Scientist raises £750,000 to develop weapon against MRSA
A businesswoman who became a scientist as a mature student has raised £750,000 to develop an idea that could become a weapon against the MRSA superbug, the bacteria that has caused concern in Britain's hospital wards because it cannot be countered by normal antibiotics.
Is there hope behind the stem cell hype?
Two scientists will be the first to clone human embryos in Britain. Ian Sample explains what's next.