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

Predicting cancer

Fudged AIDS of USA

Brain dead

US to face crisis with the scientific workforce dwindling in future