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MPs are urging the UK to give more money to the Global Fund which fights AIDS, tuberculosis (TB) and malaria.
Rewritable DNA memory shown off
Researchers demonstrate a means to use sections of DNA as individually addressable, rewritable "bits" to store data in living cells.
Third of malaria drugs 'are fake'
A third of malaria drugs used around the world to stem the spread of the disease are counterfeit, research reveals.
Article written by Fergus Walsh
Fergus Walsh
Medical correspondent
18:09 UK time, Wednesday, 16 May 2012
You know the feeling when you watch something and your jaw drops? That happened when I saw the footage of Cathy Hutchinson use a robotic arm to lift a flask of coffee to her mouth.
Bionic Bodies
Can the human body be replaced with machinery? In a series of report we investigate the potential of the technology, look at the history of bionics and ask whether the field will move from repairing people to enhancing them.
Facing facts
Why doctors should talk more about death
Carey Mulligan on Alzheimer's03:05
Thoughts used to control robotic arm02:19
Jordan to probe 'children abuse' 01:24
Tackling the trade in human flesh pills01:43
World health charity targets Greece01:46
Blind man sees with new eye implant 02:43
One in 10 babies born premature02:08
Brand urges drug treatment changes04:06
Cure crisis
Are we facing the end of new drug discovery?
Payment on delivery
Greek mother says hospital threatened to keep her baby
Body building
Fixing bones after years of Arab world violence
Rugby risks
Do repeated concussions lead to brain damage?
How retirement complexes could help tackle social care crisis
How ethinic minorities are being informed about diabetes
How dancers are making a dramatic impact on dementia
Secret Amman
Jordan's capital is home to a treasure trove of authentic and unmissable experiences
From Our Own Correspondent
"Being naked is nothing to do with sex," why Germans are so comfortable in their own skin
Discovery: Science Of Morality
How fixed are our moral beliefs and how much can the environment affect our choices?
Texting HIV results to save babies’ lives in Zambia
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Warning over child 'screen time'
Parkinson's man walks with torch
