A new hand-held device which emits a magnetic pulse could offer pain relief to people who suffer from serious migraines.

Did cooking our food make us human?

Three diets – low-carbohydrate, low-fat diet and Mediterranean – are all effective in helping reverse blocked arteries, say researchers.

Scientists develop a gene test which predicts how well chemotherapy will work in individual breast cancer patients.

Scientists are breeding a new strain of flightless mosquito in an effort to curb the spread of dengue fever.

A daytime nap improves the brain’s ability to absorb new information, claim US scientists.

The Egyptian ‘boy king’ Tutankhamun may well have died of malaria exacerbated by a rare bone disorder, experts say.

Stammering has long been recognised to run in families, but scientists now say they have identified three genes which may cause the problem in some people.

Scientists say they have pinpointed gene variants that might show how fast people’s bodies are ageing.

Scientists have been able to reach into the mind of a brain-damaged man and communicate with his thoughts.