In the first published results from a clinical trial using human embryonic stem cells, two legally blind patients who received an injection of hESC-derived cells in one eye have experienced... Read more
The number of people suffering serious injury while wearing headphones for gadgets such as iPods has tripled in six years, according to a US study. Experts found a dramatic rise in injuries... Read more
A $10m (£6.5m) prize is on offer to whoever can create a Star Trek-like medical “tricorder”. The Qualcomm Tricorder X Prize has challenged researchers to build a tool capable of... Read more
Internet addiction disrupts nerve wiring in the brains of teenagers, a study has found. Similar effects have been seen in the brains of people exposed to alcohol, cocaine and cannabis. The d... Read more
As the minutes tick toward midnight on Saturday and you are running out of conversation topics, why not bust out some trivia about the science of champagne to impress your friends? Bytesize... Read more