Same-sex marriage and rights for Saudi women: why 2017 wasn't all that bad
It may have seemed like another annus horribilis. But look a little deeper and there were wins in several fields, from work on an HIV vaccine to the recovery of hostages from Boko Haram.
This tech can help diagnose deadly blood infections
A team of researchers from a Harvard University teaching hospital has developed a microscope equipped with AI that can diagnose blood infections.
This video game is helping doctors to recognise serious injury
University of Pittsburgh's Deepika Mohan, MD, and game developer Schell Games have created a game to improve doctors' ability to recognize severe trauma in patients.
A possible solution to antibiotic resistance? Reprogramme bacteria, don't kill them
A new drug that “turns off” bacteria’s ability to cause infections may not be too far away.
Scientists have found the Holy Grail of genetic engineering
CRISPR-Cas – a gene-editing technique that is far more precise and efficient than any that has come before it - is poised to change the world.
Mind hunters: how neurotech can solve our brain-health crisis
A golden age of neuroscience in the last decade has given us hope of banishing degenerative brain diseases and mental illness for good.
2017's Global Malaria Report shows little improvement in the last two years
The 2017 World Malaria Report provides a clear picture of the work required to control malaria.
This scientist believes we can cure ageing, if only we had the funding
Aubrey de Grey, a pioneer of anti-aging research, suggests that the science behind human longevity is solid, but the funding is not.
Asia is growing rich, but it is also becoming unhealthier
Residents of developing nation cities are increasingly susceptible to obesity.
This is the biggest challenge to our health
Most healthcare systems are structured to deal with one disease at a time. But one in three adults worldwide has multiple chronic conditions: cardiovascular disease alongside diabetes, de...
Lessons on rolling out an HIV prevention pill in South Africa
Last year South Africa became the first country on the continent to register the use of a drug that could be used as an oral pre-exposure prophylaxis for HIV prevention.
One chart from Bill Gates shows how far we've come in tackling AIDS
To commemorate World AIDS Day, Bill Gates tweeted a graph showing the declining number of AIDS-related deaths.