If all of its National Institutes of Health funding falls away, the country could lose 70% of its medical research capacity
The race to reduce the burden of cancer for all needs innovative approaches that bring multiple perspectives to bear on the challenge
Information is collected in wealthy countries and nine out of 10 people in low- and middle-income countries can’t get safe, affordable and timely surgery
New technology developed in the US allows a paralysed man to move for the first time.
Through the ages, many cultures have used cannabis as a medicine, but in the past 60 years prohibition has hampered research.
Japanese researchers have developed a new test for Ebola, which they say is quicker and cheaper than the current method used.
The ‘resurrection’ of a woman executed in 1650 raises puzzles of identity and continuity.
The first known case of clogged arteries, or atherosclerosis, has been found in the mummy of an Egyptian princess.
A new type of heart valve made with cow tissue and inserted by catheter was hailed as a major breakthrough.
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/ 23 October 2009
Dr Thavi Govender and his team of researchers are investigating the synthesis and testing of inhibitors targeting HIV/Aids and XDR-TB.
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/ 25 September 2008
One of the key anti-TB drugs, rifampicin, increases the speed at which one class of ARVs is broken down by the body.
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/ 15 September 2008
The first trial of ‘psychedelic psychotherapy’ since 1970s has researchers hoping the effects will improve quality of life, writes James Randerson.