Old man's fault

Children born to older fathers are more likely to succumb to Alzheimer's disease

A second chance

Tinkering with the genes can probably give injured hearts a second chance

Grain of truth

Worth a spit

Spicy cure

Driving down lengths

A heart condition

Sticking the fungus way

Baker's yeast offers clue to how biofilms stick on medical implants

Aiding aids

Treat early treat hard

An early and intensive treatment for HIV can be an effective way to combat AIDS

Judgement bay

We now know the neurons that help the brain recognise errors of judgement

Losing count

Sperm density is reducing in the US and Europe, says a new analysis of 101 studies

This is a good bioenhancer

Drumstick molecule increases absorption of drugs

Sharp decline in India’s donkey population might be due to Chinese demand: Brooke Hospital for Animals

The number of donkeys in India decreased by over 60% in a decade

Nursing trouble

Risky take-off

Fruit for throught

Grapefruit juice induces a long-term drug effect in the body by removing an enzyme

Simply Put: Extinction, not evolution

Explained: The cancer therapy that got two immunologists a Nobel

The immunologists’ immune checkpoint therapy has revolutionised cancer treatment

Herb to the rescue

Operation Himalayan yew

Gossamer gifts

Breast milk is best milk

Anti-carcinogenic properties of breast milk come to light

Childish foibles

Infected food and unhygienic feeding habits lead to a high incidence of infantile diarrhoea

Down the nuclear trail

Incidence of Down's syndrome linked to fallout from nuclear weapons testing