Placental help

Blood stem cells from the placenta could be a major help in treating leukaemic kids

Feathers, nails, bones and blood!

Time has come for tribal medication to be revalidated

In cold blood

Damaged senseless

Smoking hearts

Hunt on for cataract gene

Marine medicine

A messy little marine pest can protect us from cancer, claim US scientists

Breached

Mercury can find its way to the brain, warn scientists

Aching back: a family legacy

Macaroni in the brain

Research on mice reveals a vital link in the search for a cure against Alzheimer's menace

Wonderdrugs!

Misconceptions about steroids and the real reasons for their bad reputation

Remedy for kala-azar?

A therapy called writing

The transfusion debate

Vexed vitamins

Vitamin C may produce free radicals that may cause cancer

Cancer solutions

Stopping blood supply to tumours appears to be a potent way to tackle cancer

Being sure of genes

Companies are given permission to use genetic tests to decide on insurance policy in the UK

Guidelines introduced

Treating a compound

Scientists have developed a device to identify the sources of a carcinogenic compound

No woman, no cry?

Beauty in chemical

Monitoring the killer

Access granted

Replicating virus

Researchers create a near replica of the Hepatitis C virus

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