Damaged senseless

Smoking hearts

Hunt on for cataract gene

Marine medicine

A messy little marine pest can protect us from cancer, claim US scientists

Breached

Mercury can find its way to the brain, warn scientists

Aching back: a family legacy

Macaroni in the brain

Research on mice reveals a vital link in the search for a cure against Alzheimer's menace

Wonderdrugs!

Misconceptions about steroids and the real reasons for their bad reputation

Remedy for kala-azar?

A therapy called writing

The transfusion debate

Vexed vitamins

Vitamin C may produce free radicals that may cause cancer

Cancer solutions

Stopping blood supply to tumours appears to be a potent way to tackle cancer

Being sure of genes

Companies are given permission to use genetic tests to decide on insurance policy in the UK

Guidelines introduced

Treating a compound

Scientists have developed a device to identify the sources of a carcinogenic compound

No woman, no cry?

Beauty in chemical

Monitoring the killer

Access granted

Replicating virus

Researchers create a near replica of the Hepatitis C virus

INDIA

Sugar for the heart

Missing link

A newly discovered HIV-like virus in monkeys provides clues about the origin of AIDS in humans

JAPAN