Robots could help solve social care crisis, say academics
Humanoid robots, with cultural awareness and a good bedside manner, could help solve the crisis over care for the elderly, academics say. An international team is working on a £2m project to develop...
Appeal right granted in abortion pills case
A mother accused of buying abortion pills online has been granted leave to seek a Judicial Review into a decision to prosecute her. The woman allegedly bought the pills for her teenage daughter. She...
Personality linked to ‘differences in brain structure’
Our personality traits are linked to differences in the thickness and volume of various parts of our brains, an international study has suggested. Those with thicker and less wrinkled outer layers...
Brazil sees sharp rise in yellow fever cases
Health officials in Brazil say there has been a sharp rise in the cases of yellow fever in the country. They said there had been 63 confirmed cases of the mosquito-borne illness so far this year, up...
Browned toast and potatoes are ‘potential cancer risk’, say food scientists
Bread, chips and potatoes should be cooked to a golden yellow colour, rather than brown, to reduce our intake of a chemical which could cause cancer, government food scientists are warning....
Robotic sleeve ‘hugs’ failing hearts
Scientists have developed a robotic sleeve that can help hearts pump when they are failing. The sleeve – made of material that mimics heart muscle – hugs the outside of the heart and...
Vaccines for three deadly viruses fast-tracked
Scientists have named three relatively little-known diseases they think could cause the next global health emergency. A coalition of governments and charities has committed $460m to speed up vaccine...
Obamacare repeal: Trump pledges ‘health insurance for all’
President-elect Donald Trump has promised “insurance for everyone” as Republicans draw up a replacement for the Affordable Care Act. “It’s very much formulated down to the...
