Hairy limbs keep bed bugs at bay
2011-12-14 03:35:52
Hairier skin may be the key to avoiding being bitten by bed bugs, claim UK academics.

Guns N' Roses' star's 'wake-up call'
2011-12-13 20:29:18
Guns N' Roses bassist Duff McKagan on alcohol battle

Global malaria death toll falling
2011-12-13 08:14:55
Global deaths from malaria are falling, but the World Health Organization warns of potential trouble ahead from drug-resistance and a shortage of funds.

Crime age might be 'set too low'
2011-12-12 21:35:39
Advances in neuroscience suggest the age of criminal responsibility might be too low, a Royal Society report says.

AUDIO: Syrian medical staff 'targeted'
2011-12-12 06:52:30
The Today Programme's Andrew Hosken speaks to a Syrian medical student who alleges that government backed militia are specifically targeting and attacking doctors and medical facilities who are treating the injured.

Resistant bed-bugs 'from tropics'
2011-12-12 06:05:27
Insecticide use in the tropics is to blame for the re-emergence of bed-bug infestations in the US, a study suggests.

Swine flu and the sleeping six-year-old
2011-12-12 01:02:10
Search for possible link between swine flu vaccine and sleeping disorders

Do faecal transplants have a medical role?
2011-12-11 18:59:59
The most disgusting procedure in medicine?

Gene therapy hope for haemophilia
2011-12-10 22:13:14
Gene therapy could reduce the need for medication in haemophilia B patients.

Mental risk 'same' after abortion
2011-12-08 20:14:43
A major review for the UK's medical colleges has concluded that abortion does not raise the risk of a woman suffering mental health problems.

Cabbie training 'changes brains'
2011-12-08 12:02:36
The structure of a London taxi driver's brain changes during the gruelling process of learning the quickest way around the capital, scans have revealed.

Rare gene links vitamin D and MS
2011-12-08 08:15:33
A rare genetic variant which causes reduced levels of vitamin D appears to be directly linked to multiple sclerosis, says an Oxford University study.

Bowel screening ‘does cut deaths’
2011-12-07 22:24:51
A bowel cancer screening programme in England is on course to cut deaths by a sixth - but some tumours go undetected.

Bowel screening 'does cut deaths'
2011-12-07 22:24:51
A bowel cancer screening programme in England is on course to cut deaths by a sixth - but some tumours go undetected.

Catching a yawn ‘a family matter’
2011-12-07 22:07:09
Contagious yawning may show the closeness of your relationships rather than your tiredness, say Italian scientists.