Fewer women than men suffering from a heart attack appear to experience chest pain symptoms, according to a study of more than one million people in the US. Overall men have significantly mo... Read more
Doctors will be encouraged to help patients use their smartphones to manage their health, the Government has said. An event showcasing the best ideas for new and existing phone “apps... Read more
Several companies are in talks with Canadian scientists on commercializing a new method to produce a crucial medical isotope without using feedstock from a nuclear reactor, one of the lead s... Read more
A material used in computer technology could pose health risks to those involved in its manufacture, according to scientists. Nanoplatelets, made from thin layers of the carbon graphene, are... Read more
Researchers at the Wyss Institute for Biologically Inspired Engineering at Harvard University have developed a robotic device made from DNA that could potentially seek out specific cell targ... Read more
Yale scientists have discovered the molecular pathway by which maternally inherited deafness appears to occur: Mitochondrial DNA mutations trigger a signaling cascade, resulting in programme... Read more
Experts have delayed a decision on whether controversial research into the H5N1 bird flu virus should be released. It had been looking at how the work could be released while guarding agains... Read more
Cesarean delivery isn’t better for preterm babies who are small for their age, contrary to common wisdom. Contrary to popular belief, cesarean section appears not to be the best way to... Read more
Malaria kills more than 1.2 million people worldwide a year, nearly twice as many as previously thought, according to new research published on Friday that questions years of assumptions abo... Read more
Oral human papillomavirus (HPV) infection is more common among men than women, leading to an increased risk for men of head and neck cancers, a US study suggests. The Journal of the American... Read more
