A trial of a new cancer drug, which accurately targets tumours, has been so successful it has been stopped early. Doctors at London’s Royal Marsden Hospital gave prostate cancer patien... Read more
Women expecting twins or triplets should be offered closer monitoring, including extra scans, according to new NHS guidelines. Health watchdog NICE has drawn up recommendations for antenatal... Read more
Cannabinoids (marijuana) administration after experiencing a traumatic event blocks the development of post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD)-like symptoms in rats, according to a new study c... Read more
Researchers are to expand a clinical trial of a new malaria vaccine after promising results in a preliminary study in Burkina Faso. The trial was designed to test safety, but researchers fou... Read more
Our livers can fight back against the immune system — reducing organ rejection but also making us more susceptible to liver disease. Scientists at the Centenary Institute in Sydney hav... Read more
U.S. health officials are teaming up with insurance companies, pharmacies, health providers and community groups in a campaign to prevent 1 million heart attacks and strokes over five years.... Read more
Scientists have found a way to prevent HIV from damaging the immune system and say their discovery may offer a new approach to developing a vaccine against AIDS. Researchers from the United... Read more
