New gene sequencing yields healthy baby
Scientists said Monday they had used a new-generation gene sequencing technique to select a viable embryo for in-vitro fertilisation (IVF) that yielded a healthy baby boy.
'Cousin marriage' doubles gene risk for babies: study
First cousins who marry run twice the risk of having a child with genetic abnormalities, according to the findings of a study in the English city of Bradford, published Friday in The Lancet.
Lithium greatly reduces suicide risk: study
The mood-stabilising drug lithium reduces suicide risk by more than 60 percent among people with depression.
Gene clues show which children will grow out of asthma
A gene scorecard may one day help predict which youngsters are likely to grow out of childhood asthma and which will have the disease in adulthood.
Tableware colour influences food flavour, study
British hospitals use red trays in a programme to combat malnutrition, but may have chosen the worst possible colour.
Breast is best for getting ahead: study
People breastfed as infants have a 24 percent better chance than their formula-fed counterparts of climbing the social ladder.
A woman's face drives relationship length: study
Men looking for a quick fling prefer women with more "feminine" facial features, said a study Friday that delved into the evolutionary determinants of the mating game.
British banking needs 'radical' overhaul: study
Britain needs a "radical" overhaul of its scandal-hit banks, with reckless bankers facing jail and bonuses deferred for up to ten years.
US study links pollution to autism risk
Pregnant women who were exposed to high levels of air pollution were twice as likely to have a child with autism as women who lived in low pollution areas.
Study blames men for menopause
Men and their preference for younger female mates may have led to the phenomenon of menopause in women, according to a controversial study by Canadian researchers published this week.
Study reveals ancient fossil fish had abs
Palaeontologists have made the surprising evolutionary discovery that ancient Australian fish may have had abdominal muscles, previously thought to have only developed in land animals.
HIV regimen prevents infection among drug users
Giving injecting drug users a daily pill against HIV nearly halved their risk of infection by the AIDS virus.
More than 9m in China with dementia
Around 9.19 million people in China had dementia in 2010, compared with 3.68 million 20 years earlier, according to a study on Friday that throws a spotlight on an emerging health crisis.
Chile observatory discovers 'comet factory'
A "dust trap" surrounding a young star could help explain how planets are formed.
Hiring a smoker costs US firms $6,000 a head
An employee who smokes costs his or her employer nearly $6,000 (4,500 euros) more per year than a non-smoker.
No benefit from double dose of Tamiflu for flu: study
Tamiflu, the frontline treatment for influenza, offers no benefit for patients if it is administered in double the normal dose.
High doses of common pain drugs can cause heart attack: study
High doses of some commonly used pain drugs like ibuprofen can increase heart attacks, strokes and related deaths by about a third.
Vaccine hopes for hand, foot, mouth disease
Researchers in China said Wednesday a trial vaccine provided "significant" protection against a virus that can cause potentially deadly hand, foot and mouth disease (HFMD) in children.
Think twice about surgery on the weekend: study
People who undergo weekend non-emergency surgery in English public hospitals have an 82 percent higher chance of dying within a month than those treated on a Monday.
Women more at risk than men of smoking, drinking: study
Women who smoke and drink heavily are at a higher risk of early death than men who do the same.