18:58 02 December 2009  | 20 comments

If you believe some reports, the future of humanity is a race of genetically-engineered women who can reproduce without men. Read this before ditching your boyfriend/husband

13:13 02 December 2009  | 1 comment

The World Health Organization now advises giving antiretroviral therapy to people with HIV earlier on in the infection cycle

11:33 02 December 2009  | 20 comments

The conditions may be two sides of the same coin, suggests a review of genetic data – the finding could help design complementary treatments

09:00 02 December 2009  | 15 comments

The long-awaited study is about to come out – it won't convince sceptics, even though cellphones almost certainly can't cause cancer, says Michael Repacholi

17:18 01 December 2009  | 10 comments

The first randomised controlled trial in very young children seems to settle the question of whether early screening and treatment are worthwhile

THIS WEEK:  13:02 30 November 2009  | 37 comments

People with the condition find it easy to interpret large images or scenes, but struggle to "spot the difference" in fine detail

THIS WEEK:  18:00 25 November 2009  | 16 comments

After years of wrangling, several therapies using human embryonic stem cells are nearly ready to be tried in people. Which will be first?

THIS WEEK:  18:00 25 November 2009  | 6 comments

The feeling of someone's breath on your neck may help you understand what they're saying – so future hearing aids may puff

UPFRONT:  14:45 25 November 2009  | 45 comments

Cutting back on the amount of animal produce we consume would help us meet our emissions reduction targets, and make us healthier into the bargain

INTERVIEW:  11:30 25 November 2009  | 25 comments

Procter & Gamble's skincare scientist knows all the signs of youth and beauty – and how to keep them