Scientists have worked out how caffeine might offer protection against some skin cancers, a finding that could lead to better sunscreens.
Mothers who sleep on their backs or right-hand sides the night before giving birth are twice as likely to have a stillborn child.
Scientists find abnormalities in key areas of grey matter in the frontal lobes.
In science fiction stories, antimatter pops up everywhere as a power source for spaceships or the active ingredient in diabolical bombs.
The planets, found by researchers at Notre Dame University, in the United States, do not orbit any star.
Scientists have found that passive smoking can raise blood pressure levels in boys.
Research has shown that speaking two languages improves brain performance.
Cut back on tuna and salmon and load your plate instead with herring and sardines if you want to help save the world’s fish.
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/ 15 February 2011
Scientists at Oxford University have successfully tested a universal flu vaccine that could work against all known strains of the illness.
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/ 10 December 2010
Scientists say they’ve shown that damage done to nerve cells in multiple sclerosis could be reversed by activating stem cells in the body.