A $10m (£6.5m) prize is on offer to whoever can create a Star Trek-like medical “tricorder”. The Qualcomm Tricorder X Prize has challenged researchers to build a tool capable of... Read more
Internet addiction disrupts nerve wiring in the brains of teenagers, a study has found. Similar effects have been seen in the brains of people exposed to alcohol, cocaine and cannabis. The d... 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