IVF safest with one embryo ByMichaelLePageinCopenhagenTHEcasefortransferringonlyasingleembryobacktothemotherinIVFhasgrownevenstronger

2019-03-02 12:01:03

China hinders bird flu research THEChinesegovernmentiswarningscientistsnottoconductunsupervisedresearchintobirdflu

2019-03-02 11:14:08

People are hacking antidepressant doses to avoid withdrawal WladimirBulgar/SPL/GettyByClareWilsonApatient-ledmovementishelpingpeopletakingpsychiatricmedicinestohacktheirdosingregimenssotheycanweanthemselvesoffthedrugswithoutanysideeffects.NowaDutchwebsitethats

2019-03-02 10:16:06

Milk supplies at risk from terrorist toxin ByDeboraMacKenzieTerroristscouldpoisonmorethan500

2019-03-02 10:16:04

Serious head injuries nearly double your risk of dementia RunPhoto/GettyByAndyCoghlanSeriousheadinjuriesnearlydoubleaperson’sriskofdevelopingdementia.That’sthemessagefromananalysisofover40

2019-03-02 10:12:07

Rapid test for bird flu developed ATESTthatcandetectanyofthe15knownstrainsofbirdfluinjust24hourswillmakeiteasiertoscreenwildbirdsfortheviruswithoutharmingthem.Standardtestsinvolvegrowingthevirusincellsinadish

2019-03-02 10:03:04

Brain-training game fails test against regular computer games YAYMediaAS/AlamyStockPhotoByJenniferOulletteArebrain-traininggamesanybetteratimprovingyourabilitytothink

2019-03-02 10:02:11

Eating lots of sugar when pregnant may raise risk of allergies JamieGrill/GettyByNewScientiststaffandPressAssociationPregnantwomenwhoeatlargeamountsofsugarmaybemorelikelytohavechildrenwithallergies.Astudyof9

2019-03-02 08:13:02

Nice science, but don't forget about the ethics PeterGlass/DesignPics/PlainpictureLASTyear

2019-03-02 08:08:11

Aftershocks – living through a lightning strike ByKatieGreeneTHElastthingthatHaroldDealrememberedwasgettingoutofhistruckandstartingtowalkupthedrivewaytohishouse.The31-year-oldelectricianfromLawson

2019-03-02 07:17:07

Older mothers use anti-ageing genes ByMichaelLePageTHEveryfewwomenwhohavechildrenaftertheageof45maybeabletodosobecauseanti-ageingmechanismsaremoreactiveintheirbodies.“Itmightbepossibletopredictthechancesofsuccessoffertilitytreatmentinol

2019-03-02 07:09:07

Lassa fever vaccine gives complete protection ByMelissaLeePhillipsAnewvaccinethatcompletelyprotectsnon-humanprimatesagainstLassahaemorrhagicfeverhasbeendemonstrated.ItusesthesametechnologythatresearchersrecentlyusedtocreatevaccinesfortheEbolaandM

2019-03-02 06:16:06

Aid shipments aren't enough to stop Yemen's cholera epidemic YahyaArhab/EPA/REX/ShutterstockYEMEN’scholeradeathtolllastweekexceeded1500

2019-03-02 06:11:04

CRISPR gene editing technique is probably safe, study confirms ByMichaelLePageAsyouwere.InMay

2019-03-02 06:09:10

Evacuation not best during a chemical incident ByGaiaVinceShelteringathomemaybebetterthanevacuationforresidentslivinginanareaduringachemicalincident

2019-03-02 06:03:05

Roadmap to unravelling autism revealed ByAnnaGoslineTheintersectionofgeneticsandneurosciencemayholdthekeytoautism

2019-03-02 05:02:02

Meningitis B vaccines may fight the rise of super-gonorrhoea DRP.Marazzi/SPLByDeboraMacKenzieAvaccineformeningitisBmaystopthespreadofantibiotic-resistantsuper-gonorrhoea.Wedesperatelyneedavaccineforthesexuallytransmittedinfection.Lastweek

2019-03-02 04:20:11

Is steroid treatment for miscarriage safe? ByRowanHooperASTEROIDmaypreventrepeatedmiscarriages

2019-03-02 04:18:04

Bad eczema flare-ups may be caused by strains of bacteria DENNISKUNKELMICROSCOPY/SCIENCEPHOTOLIBRARYBySamWongParticularstrainsofStaphylococcusaureusbacteriahavebeenlinkedtoskinirritationinchildrenwitheczema

2019-03-02 04:10:07

Regular vitamin C does not prevent colds ByEmmaYoung

2019-03-02 03:14:08

Gene patent fight over breast cancer test AROWhaseruptedinEuropeoverapossiblepatentonabreastcancertestthatmightleadtosomeofthemostvulnerablewomenbeingdeniedthetest

2019-03-02 03:03:11

Cancer vaccines could prime our own bodies to fight tumours SciencePhotoLibraryByClareWilsonCOULDthisbethecanceradvancewehavebeenwaitingfor?Cancervaccinesthatcantriggeraperson’simmunesystemintokillingatumourhavelongbeenagoal.Nowtwoslightlydifferentwaysofdoin

2019-03-02 02:09:11

San Francisco is first US city to ban flavoured tobacco products SpencerPlatt/GettyTOBACCOistoloseitstasteinSanFrancisco.TheCaliforniancityhasbecomethefirstintheUStobanallsalesofflavouredtobacco.StartingnextApril

2019-03-02 01:18:01

A cholera pandemic has raged for 56 years. Time to stamp it out YahyaArhab/EPA/REX/ShutterstockBySethBerkleyForsixdecades

2019-03-02 01:09:03

Drug disrupts cancer's production line ByAndyCoghlanIFIThappenedinafactory

2019-03-02 01:08:10

African cities triggered the AIDS epidemic ByDeboraMacKenzieAIDShasbeenaroundfor100years

2019-03-01 12:19:11

Transplanted frozen liver raises hopes of organ 'bank' ByAndyCoghlanA“BANK”ofdonatedorgansreadyforuseisonestepcloserthankstothesuccessfulfreezing

2019-03-01 12:17:03

Do we all have some synaesthetic ability? ByAlisonMotlukSo

2019-03-01 12:14:07

Circumcision fails to protect gay men ByAndyCoghlanCircumcisiondoesn’tseemtoprotectgaymenfromHIVinfection

2019-03-01 12:03:09

Horny goat weed could be better than Viagra ByCatherineBrahic(Image:Sphl

2019-03-01 12:02:06

Big babies at higher risk of breast cancer ByEwenCallawayBigbabygirlsarelikeliertodevelopbreastcancerasadultsthanaverage-sizedinfants

2019-03-01 11:19:10

Stem cells created without cancer-causing viruses ByPeterAldhousForthefirsttime

2019-03-01 11:18:09

VIP stalkers prone to mental illness FARfrombeinghaplesseccentrics

2019-03-01 10:18:01

Arthritis supplements no better than placebo ByReutersandNewScientiststaffTwopopularsupplementsusedtofightarthritisandjointpain

2019-03-01 10:02:01

Bad boys can blame behaviour on their hormones ByAndyCoghlanOut-of-controlboysfacingspellsindetentionoranti-socialbehaviourorderscannowblameitallontheirhormones.The“stresshormone”cortisol–orlowlevelsofit–mayberesponsibleformaleaggressiveantisocial

2019-03-01 09:14:03

Hiding magnets in blood brings scans into focus ByLindaGeddesVideo:HidingmagnetsinbloodbringsscansintofocusSURGEONSabouttoperformdelicateoperationsontheheartormajorbloodvesselsneedtheclearestpicturestheycanget.Magneticnanoparticlesinjectedintothe

2019-03-01 08:19:10

Multi-drug 'polypill' finally to tackle heart problems Testsofasingle

2019-03-01 08:14:04

Blood tests could eliminate Down's miscarriage risk ByCelesteBieverAdropofmum’sbloodcouldsoonbeallittakestotellwhetheranunbornbabyhasDown’ssyndrome.Thisshouldreduce

2019-03-01 08:01:04

Interview: The medicine man ByCurtisAbraham(Image:GaryCoronado)What’syourpictureofascientifichero?CraigVenterasplayedbyGeorgeClooney?RichardDawkinsbyHarrisonFord?Self-deprecatingPaulFarmerisnotyoureverydayleadingman

2019-03-01 06:10:11

Editorial: Science takes some stress off would-be parents OURknowledgeofthegeneticsoftheunbornchildhastakenabigstepforward.Arisk-freetestforDown’ssyndromeisnowarealisticprospect

2019-03-01 06:08:04

Some coma patients 'feel pain' ByAndyCoghlanBrainscansshowthatthecomapatientsthataremostawareoftheirenvironmentreacttopainasmuchashealthypeople.ResearcherswhodidthescansinBelgiumsayitjustifiesgivingpainrelieftoallpatientsinthis“min

2019-03-01 05:15:06

A taste for scorpion venom could be cancer's undoing RADIOACTIVEscorpionvenomsoundsliketheultimatedoomsdayweaponbutitisnowbeingtestedasatreatmentformalignantbraincancer.ThescorpionLeiurusquinquestriatuslivesintheMiddleEast.Amongthepowerfulcocktailofneur

2019-03-01 05:04:10

Pharmaceutical freebies may harm children THEpracticeofusingfreedrugsamplestotreatsomechildrenintheUSmaybecausingmoreharmthangood.Inmanycountries

2019-03-01 04:13:04

Was Robert Gallo robbed of the Nobel prize? THISyear’sNobelprizeformedicinemightreopenoldwoundsoverwhodiscoveredthevirusthatcausesAIDS.RobertGallo

2019-03-01 04:11:11

AIDS and cervical cancer discoveries scoop Nobel prize ByAndyCoghlanTwovirologistswhodiscoveredHIVandathirdwhoshowedthataviruscausescervicalcancersharethisyear’sNobelPrizeinPhysiologyorMedicine.TwoFrenchresearchers

2019-03-01 04:09:06

'Cancer-free' stem cells hint at human therapies ADULTmousecellshavebeen“reprogrammed”backtoanembryonicstatewithouttheintroductionofcancer-causinggenes.Thefeatraiseshopesthatinducedpluripotentstemcells

2019-03-01 03:14:09

Was Robert Gallo robbed of the Nobel prize? ByAndyCoghlan(Image:NationalInstitutesofHealth)SeeRobertGallo’sreplyOneofthetackiestsagasinthehistoryofmedicineunfoldedinthedecadeafterHIVwasdiscoveredin1983.Onthefaceofit

2019-03-01 02:18:01

VIP stalkers prone to serious mental illness ByRachelNowakRatherthanbeinghaplesseccentrics

2019-03-01 02:07:03

Billions pledged to aid fight against malaria ByNewScientistandReutersAnambitiousplantoreducedeathsfrommalariatonearzeroby2015hasbeengiven$3billionbyagroupofgovernments

2019-03-01 01:16:10

Delinquent boys lack hormonal control SOMEyoungmenmaybeaggressivebecausetheyhaveareducedabilitytoproduceahormonethatrestrainsviolentbehaviourinstressfulsituations.GraemeFairchildattheUniversityofCambridgeandhiscolleaguespittedyoung

2019-03-01 01:15:06