North America
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Mammoth transfusion hope
Researchers are using the DNA of extinct woolly mammoths to design a powerful new kind of artificial blood, it was revealed last night. Read more
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How daily drink helps women age gracefully
A small, daily drink of alchohol seems to help women stave off chronic illness in later life, researchers reported today. Read more
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Heart-gender link challenged
A woman’s risk of heart disease may be nothing to do with her hormones, researchers report today. Read more
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Black Death bacterium confirmed by DNA technique
Analysis of the skeletons of medieval plague victims has confirmed conclusively for the first time that the bacterium yersinia pestis was responsible for the Black Death in mediaeval times. Read more
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Obesity threat grows
Britain will have 11 million more obese adults within 20 years if present trends continue – meaning the problem would affect nearly half the population, researchers have warned. Read more
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Nuts boost cholesterol lowering diets
People who have to cut the fat in their diet to reduce cholesterol levels benefit from being advised to eat nuts and soy, researchers reported last night. Read more
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Viral challenge to screening techniques
Virus testing is a massively better way of screening for cervical cancer than existing laboratory techniques, according to the findings of a major study published today. Read more
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Calcium levels may reveal heart/stroke risk
The level of calcium in the arteries may be an effective way of predicting risk of heart attack and stroke, researchers say today. Read more
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Coffee cream may protect skin
Caffeine-based creams could be developed to help prevent some skin cancers, researchers claimed last night. Read more
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Engineers develop “smart skin” electronic device
Engineers have developed a “smart skin” patch that bends, wrinkles and stretches like human skin. Read more