The Himalayan tree that thinks it's a superhero
The Moringa tree enters the arsenal of treatments against chronic diseases.
How technology can transform health and education in India
Access to education and healthcare is uneven amongst India's population of 1.2 billion - but new technologies have the power to bring clinics and classrooms to the remotest and poorest pa...
Here's how we developed a cheap, accurate, on-the-spot test for Ebola
Technology has been developed that reliably detects the Ebola virus in a blood sample seven times faster, ten times cheaper and 700 times safer than doing it in a lab.
Your body clock is so important it just won a Nobel Prize
Research into circadian rhythms has won the 2017 Nobel Prize for Medicine.
Researchers have restored consciousness in a man who has spent 15 years in a vegetative state
A new breakthrough study suggests that it's possible to restore consciousness in patients who have been in a prolonged vegetative state.
3 startling facts that show a total disconnect in healthcare
Distantly situated healthcare facilities with inconvenient opening hours are denying India's most disadvantaged access to decent treatment. But the growth of doorstep medical services is ...
Heart disease is still the world’s biggest killer. The power to change this is in our hands
Cardiovascular disease is the leading cause of death and disability in the world, killing 17.7 million people a year. World Heart Day is our chance to urge more people across the globe to...
This is one of the biggest global health crises of the 21st Century
With almost 50 million people affected by dementia, World Alzheimer’s Day is an opportunity to think about how we can understand and include them in society.
Starting in Norway, a new approach to Alzheimer's
Alzheimer's disease affects many millions worldwide, but traditional scientific approaches have failed to yield a cure.
The biggest breakthrough in modern innovation probably isn't what you expect
According to one expert, the biggest recent breakthrough in healthcare isn’t a new vaccine, drug delivery system, or surgical procedure — it’s your mobile phone.
These tiny robots can kill cancer cells
Scientists have developed tiny robots than can drill into deadly cancer cells, blasting them open.
This new treatment kills cancer with something you might not expect
Researchers have achieved a 100 percent cure rate for cancer in a hamster by injecting an ethanol gel directly into tumors