Why knowing the optimum temperature for mosquitoes could change how we fight disease
New research shows how rising temperatures might influence mosquito behaviour and disease risk around the world.
Placebos can work even when patients know what they are
Research suggests that placebos work even when patients know what they are.
Oxygen therapy could save millions of lives. So why does everyone not have access to it?
A basic oxygen therapy, could save thousands of children's lives.
Bill Gates's 7 predictions for our future
7 predictions Bill Gates has made for the future.
This is what would happen if Zika hit the US
Even a relatively mild Zika outbreak in the continental United States could cost a huge amount.
Your smartphone could soon translate your thoughts into text
A new system developed by a team of researchers from Japan’s Toyohashi University of Technology can read people’s minds using brainwaves.
Elephant DNA could help revolutionise cancer treatment. This is how
Elephants have had 55 million years of development to figure out how to resist cancer, and we hope that we can one day apply these lessons to develop effective treatments.
3 ways to fight the pandemics of the future
In the last three years, more than 11,000 of the nearly 29,000 people infected by Ebola have died.
These glowing worms prove that environmental change can affect genes for 14 generations
Researchers have found that a gene allowing a certain species of genetically modified roundworms to glow was passed down through 14 generations.
This Harvard doctor is using smart technology to stop the next global pandemic in its tracks
A Harvard doctor just won $1 million for a global health project.
Research suggests a familiar voice might be key to improving hearing loss
Research shows that hearing familiar voices when using voice recognition, may be more effective.
The smart bandage that knows how you’re healing
Researchers have begun to develop smart bandages that can use data to track your health.