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The 2016 Nobel Prize for physiology or medicine goes to Yoshinori Ohsumi of Japan for discoveries about autophagy – how the body breaks down...
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Proving that intermittent fasting works, like any lifestyle intervention, is notoriously difficult. But new technologies will better help us to understand what works and...
The 2016 Nobel Prize for physiology or medicine goes to Yoshinori Ohsumi of Japan for discoveries about autophagy – how the body breaks down...
Thai health officials have confirmed two cases of microcephaly, a severe birth defect linked to the Zika virus. It is the first time in...
One in six young people eat fast food twice a day, according to a survey of the nation’s eating habits. The BBC Good Food...
A 10th of children have a “monkey-like” immune system that stops them developing Aids, a study suggests. The study, in Science Translational Medicine, found...
Ethical questions around a new gene editing technology need to be considered now – even though its use may be some way off, experts...
The world’s first baby has been born using a new “three person” fertility technique, New Scientist reveals. The five-month-old boy has the usual DNA...
Taking a common kind of painkiller is linked to an increased risk of heart failure, a study suggests. Non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs (NSAIDs), such as...
This blood sucker might not be your best friend, but it loves you. The mosquito, Aedes aegypti, is causing widespread fear in Brazil where...
Thai health officials have confirmed two cases of microcephaly, a severe birth defect linked to the Zika virus. It is the first time in...
A therapy that retrains the body’s immune system to fight cancer has provoked excitement after more than 90% of terminally ill patients reportedly went...