Here’s another reason to get a good night’s sleep: Interrupting a deep phase of sleep appears to cause more of the proteins associated with Alzheimer’s disease to collect in your brain, a new study from researchers at Washington University concludes.
A UK-wide inquiry will be held into the contaminated blood scandal that left at least 2,400 people dead, the prime minister has confirmed.
Cancer vaccines — which are intended to help patients fight cancer by enlisting the individuals' own immune systems to attack cancer cells —showed promise in two small new studies.
Recurring Clostridium difficile intestinal infections are rising sharply in the United States, researchers warn.
The way in which every single cancer cell spreads around the body has been captured in videos by a team in Japan.
New research finds links between a mother's consumption of sugars during pregnancy and the risk of her offspring developing asthma.
Small study found an association but didn't prove link
Abnormal deposits that build up in the brain during Alzheimer's have been pictured in unprecedented detail by UK scientists.
While scientists and doctors have long known that a woman's chances of having a child drop the older she gets, a new study suggests that a man's age can affect a couple's chances as well.
The success rate of couples going through IVF is dependent on the age of the man - not only the woman, a US study suggests.
