BOOKS & ARTS:  16:10 04 September 2009  | 21 comments

Where's the science underpinning the way we treat mental illness, ask psychology professors Irving Kirsch and Richard Bentall

UPFRONT:  10:48 04 September 2009  | 17 comments

Adapting to climate change will cost at least two to three times more than claimed by the UN climate change convention, says a new study

00:01 04 September 2009  | 9 comments

New ethical guidelines reinforce rules designed to punish clinics that peddle bogus treatments

19:32 03 September 2009  | 11 comments

Antibodies that bind to a hitherto unknown weak spot on HIV have been found, reviving hopes that a potent vaccine is within reach

14:58 03 September 2009  | 16 comments

Creating insulin-producing cells from skin cells is just the first step towards a cure for the disease, says Harvard Stem Cell Institute's co-director

COVER STORY:  18:00 02 September 2009  | 38 comments

Stomach stapling – surgery that shrinks the stomach to reduce appetite – works far better than anyone ever expected. Finding out the reason why could be the key to curing obesity

16:02 02 September 2009  | 8 comments

No cameras, no microphones, and no telescreens, but a new sensor-stuffed apartment can work out your habits – however unfamiliar they are

FEATURE:  10:14 01 September 2009  | 13 comments

Implants that beam brain signals around a break in the spinal cord may let paralysed people walk again

UPFRONT:  11:00 31 August 2009  | 24 comments

Two per cent of people who get medical scans in the US exceed the recommended dose for nuclear power plant workers

10:38 31 August 2009  | 7 comments

A report on the future of computer interfaces suggests most are already in use in medical contexts: will that mean better gadgets for the masses?