British researchers get green light to genetically modify human embryos
Scientists investigating miscarriage will not be able to implant embryos or study them for more than two weeks, says HFEABritain’s first genetically modified human embryos could be created within...
View ArticleLuxembourg aims to be big player in possible asteroid mining
European nation to back research aimed at space race to open first commercial mine of valuable metals off planet EarthLuxembourg has declared its intention to blaze a trail in asteroid mining in the...
View ArticleNHS stops people who have visited areas hit by Zika virus giving blood
Health service bars those who have been to countries widely affected by the virus from donating blood for four weeksPeople who have travelled to countries affected by the Zika virus will not be allowed...
View ArticleSmoking bans reduce harm from passive smoking, study finds
Evidence of 77 reports from 21 countries finds the general post-ban reduction in heart disease is greatest among non-smokersBans on lighting up in public and working spaces have reduced the harms from...
View ArticleCouple seek leave to appeal against ruling on dead daughter's eggs
High court judge ruled last year there was insufficient evidence daughter wanted her mother to use her eggs to give birthA woman who wants to use the frozen eggs of her dead daughter to give birth to a...
View ArticleBald truth: hair loss down to genes controlling follicle creation, study finds
Two new studies in mice have identified the genes important to making hair follicles and controlling hair growthBaldness in old age may be related to stem cell loss in follicles, research...
View ArticleThe postcode lottery of new mothers' mental health services
With one in 10 women developing a mental illness during or after pregnancy, including postpartum psychosis, not all are lucky enough to be cared for in a specialist mother and baby unitThe arrival of a...
View ArticleNew test 'detects genes for every known inherited heart condition'
Blood test identifies 174 genes relating to 17 heart defects, and is cheaper and more effective than existing assessmentsA blood test has been created that can detect all known inherited heart...
View ArticleMeningitis: petition adds to pressure for vaccine for every child
Parliamentary petition intensifies call for rollout as patient group and helplines report flood of inquiries about diseaseA petition to extend the NHS meningitis B immunisation programme to cover all...
View ArticleCambridge college's bronze cockerel must go back to Nigeria, students say
Jesus College student union passes motion saying sculpture – taken from Benin empire in 1897 – should be repatriatedStudents at a Cambridge University college have voted that a bronze cockerel that...
View ArticleAppoint individual to protect rights of the vulnerable, report suggests
Review into Winterbourne View scandal says system is still failing to care for those with learning disabilitiesA learning disabilities commissioner should be appointed to protect the rights of...
View ArticleWoman sues London pub for £4.2m after tripping in beer garden
Carmen Mazo claims fracturing her wrist tripping over a rope outside The Westbourne, Notting Hill, destroyed her lucrative careerAn HR consultant who fractured her wrist tripping over a rope outside...
View ArticleMason Timmins: parents of boy who died of meningitis release final images
Claire and Mark Timmins share pictures of last moments with son, seven, to publicise campaign for NHS to immunise all children WARNING: this article contains images some may find distressingA couple...
View ArticleWhy is the meningitis vaccine funded only for babies and are there any risks?
A petition calling for the meningitis B immunisation programme to cover all children up to at least the age of 11 has received more than 700,000 signaturesUnder-ones are most at risk from meningitis B,...
View ArticleThousands recalled for hepatitis C test after NHS worker's diagnosis
More than 8,000 people advised to have blood test after Lanarkshire health trust finds two former patients probably infectedMore than 8,000 patients who may have been treated by a former NHS worker who...
View ArticleEbola nurse Pauline Cafferkey transferred to Royal Free hospital
British woman returns for treatment for third time since contracting virus in Sierra Leone just over a year agoPauline Cafferkey, the British nurse who contracted Ebola in west Africa in 2014 , is...
View ArticleHepatitis C: the key questions answered
Here are some basic facts about the virus after recall of thousands of patients for testing owing to NHS worker’s diagnosisIt is a blood-borne virus which can infect and damage the liver, potentially...
View ArticleJunior doctors defy health secretary with three 48-hour strikes
No 10 calls decision ‘regrettable’ after BMA announces three dates in March and April as medics fight plan to impose contractsJunior doctors have defied the health secretary, Jeremy Hunt, declaring...
View ArticleWinchester prison 'let down' man found dying in his cell, inquest finds
Sheldon Woodford’s death was due partly to poor staffing and training, inquest jury finds, after prison staff failed to adequately assess his risk of suicideA man found dying in his cell at Winchester...
View ArticleAlton Towers owner to face court over Smiler rollercoaster accident
Merlin Attractions will face charges under health and safety legislation over incident in which five people were injuredThe owner of Alton Towers is to be prosecuted over the rollercoaster accident...
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