A pioneering IVF treatment has made it possible to prevent diseases being passed from parent to child.
Scientists have found evidence that dinosaurs were able to recover from serious injuries and illnesses.
Archaeologists have found the clearest signs yet that cancer is not only a disease of the modern world.
Costa Rica is among several countries to have been affected as banana supplies continue to dwindle.
CT scans of ancient mummies have revealed that heart disease was widespread in the ancient world.
Creatures living at the bottom of the sea could provide powerful new ways to fight infection and disease.
New research has discovered that long journeys in space can increase the risk of Alzheimer's disease.
If mankind invented a cure to all known infectious diseases, would we and should we even use it ?
French scientists are studying the potential of rattlesnake venom as a treatment for several diseases.
Scientists in Korea have created a glowing dog using a cloning technique that could help cure diseases.
The US has put into action a plan to combat white-nose syndrome before it wipes out all bats.
Sixty-three illustrations focus on healing of physical diseases by Tibetans.
A pioneering new fertility technique involving DNA being swapped between eggs could elimintate several conditions.
British scientists have discovered that a common gene is linked to aging, immunity and disease resistance.
In the not too distant future parents will have the chance to customise their unborn baby any way they see fit, everythi...
A review of studies performed on Egyptian mummies over the past 30 years has revealed that the ancient Egyptians suffere...
A woman in Spain had her life saved when a complete stranger came up to her on a bus and told her to have tests done for...
New research in to the practices of yoga, meditation and deep relaxation have shown them to have a profound effect on me...
Scientists have carried out an experiment in Europe involving the use of mosquitoes to deliver a malaria vaccine through...
A groundbreaking new procedure has been developed to help people with impaired vision due to corneal disease, the operat...