Major Tim Peake wants nothing more than a nice cup of tea, in space
A drug for multiple sclerosis dramatically slows the progression of the disease
Researchers have called for music to be offered to all surgical patients as a 'non-invasive, safe and cheap' pain intervention.
Scientists found that spicy food was linked to fewer deaths from cancer, heart disease and breathing problems.
Ray Flynn has become the first patient in the world to receive an artificial retina for dry age-related macular degeneration. [VIDEO]
A study shows that treating appendicitis with antibiotics could be just as effective.
Scientists have developed a way to put drugs into microscopic bubbles which can be injected into the blood stream.
A message from the Philae lander is one of the most eagerly greeted communications in space history. [VIDEO]
Different musical tempos have profoundly different impacts on our pulse and blood pressure, according to Oxford University research.
Answering just 11 questions for women, or 13 for men, is enough to determine your mortality with an 80 percent accuracy.
Researchers say they have 'cracked the riddle' of exactly how the body wards off such illnesses.
Wondering why you always get bitten but not your sibling/spouse/best friend? It’s all in the genes, say scientists.
London – In a world first, Chinese scientists have altered the genes of human embryos – sparking fears that they are on a slippery slope towards creating ‘designer ...
Bees are to have tiny backpacks attached to them to find out why their numbers are in such decline.
Scientist have discovered a naturally occurring molecule that stop the disease in the early stages.
Researchers have developed a method of ‘jamming’ the code within cold viruses that lets them replicate.
The more time spent on the devices, the stronger the effect on the link between brain and hand.
A treatment for prostate cancer could halt tumours’ growth by cutting off their blood supply, researchers say.
A stem cell breakthrough has given Parkinson’s sufferers hope of an effective treatment.
The artefacts were crafted nearly 4 000 years ago, 1 000 years before the invention of the magnifying glass. [VIDEO]
Archaeologists now believe that Stonehenge was at the centre of a vast network of religious monuments.
Scientists are divided as to whether a "circa-luna" rhythm - the impact of the moon on the body - exists.
Scientists at British universities have worked out how cells are able to migrate from organ to organ - and how they could be blocked.
This is Solar Impulse 2, which carries no fuel and relies entirely on the sun for its power.
Doctors should be able to remove the brains of dead patients for medical research even when relatives object, academics argue.