
Annual screening for high-risk women in their 30s finds breast cancers
13 February 2019
Up to 86,000 women in their thirties with a family history of breast cancer should receive annual mammograms, according to a study of 2,900 women

13 February 2019
Up to 86,000 women in their thirties with a family history of breast cancer should receive annual mammograms, according to a study of 2,900 women

13 February 2019
Eat what you want, but do so in full possession of the facts, including the many downsides of the dairy industry

12 February 2019
Analysing genetic material discarded by an embryo in a dish can reveal chromosomal abnormalities just as well as a more invasive biopsy

8 February 2019
Forget folk wisdom — mixing drinks doesn't affect your hangover. Only the amount you consume appears to impact how you feel the following day

7 February 2019
Injections with insulin or other drugs could one day be replaced by pills that contain tiny needles that painlessly inject drugs into the lining of the stomach

6 February 2019
A more sensitive way of screening for cervical cancer will be introduced in the UK this year, and could allow women to safely wait longer between tests

6 February 2019
US president Donald Trump laid out a plan in his State of the Union address to end new HIV infections in the US by 2030 – and we may already have the tools to do it

5 February 2019
Two proteins could help regenerate limbs. When applied to amputated toes, the proteins encouraged both bone and joint growth in mice