Turning cancer back into healthy tissue

Scientists believe to have found a way to turn cancerous cells back into healthy tissue.
25 August 2015, 12:51 PM

Baby born from ovary frozen in mother's childhood

A woman in Belgium is the first in the world to give birth to a baby using transplanted ovarian tissue frozen when she was still a child, doctors say.
10 June 2015, 06:05 AM

Robotic tentacle targets keyhole surgery

Italian engineers have built a robotic arm, aimed at improving surgical operations and inspired by the octopus.
14 May 2015, 14:35 PM

3 babies saved by 3D windpipe

Three babies are saved from a life-threatening condition by using 3D printed windpipe splints to help them breathe, a pilot study reveals.
4 May 2015, 05:41 AM

Plucking hairs 'can make more grow'

Plucking hairs in a precise pattern can make even more pop up in their place, a US study suggests.
10 April 2015, 07:03 AM

Blood test for Down’s syndrome hailed

Testing pregnant women's blood for disorders in unborn children promises dramatic advances in medicine
2 April 2015, 08:52 AM

Modifying human eggs to remove filial disease

American scientists are attempting to modify the DNA of human egg cells using a new gene-editing technique that could eliminate inherited diseases from subsequent generations of affected families
14 March 2015, 12:03 PM

Second Life: A Miracle of advanced Medical Science

It was on the second night that Shahana's husband thought he was signing the death warrant of his wife when he was asked to sign a form granting permission to try a drug, a last resort to bring her back.
18 February 2015, 05:31 AM