27 November 2019
How much do you really know about the revolutionary gene-editing technology called CRISPR? A sharp independent film will have you up to speed in no time, finds Simon Ings in his latest column
27 November 2019
This week, catch Anthony Gormley's big show, learn to spot the planet's biggest diseases and discover the tiny technologies set to transform our world
27 November 2019
Agencies like the US Food and Drug Administration speed the approval of some drugs to address urgent needs, but there are signs that the balance between safety and speed isn’t quite right
27 November 2019
Vaping was once thought to be "95 per cent safer than smoking", but a sudden rise in deaths and injury linked to e-cigarettes is causing some people to reconsider
27 November 2019
Rushing medicines to market is supposed to help people in need. But relying on lower standards of evidence may ultimately cause more harm than good.
22 November 2019
Doctors are using artificial intelligence in dozens of hospitals to help them make sense of MRI images of the heart
21 November 2019
A portable artificial kidney set has been used successfully by 15 people, and could free them from regular haemodialysis sessions
20 November 2019
At least one person has been placed in a form of suspended animation during a trial that aims to help people survive traumatic injuries like a gunshot or stab wound
19 November 2019
The UK Office for National Statistics says men aged 70 feel as healthy as 65-year-old men did in 1997. Women aged 70 feel as healthy as 65-year-olds did in 1981
