Scientists working towards pancreatic cell transplants as a cure for diabetes have taken the first step to getting around the problem of immune rejection

The development of a prenatal test for autism and even a "cure" could also mean the loss of great talents, an autism expert warns.

More people need to donate their brains to medical research if cures for diseases like dementia are to be found, scientists say.

The entrepreneur Sir David Tang says pessimism will worsen the global downturn

The Welsh secretary warns there is no "silver bullet" to revive the economy, and governments in London and Cardiff must work closely together.

Scientists discover how a harmful bug protects itself from the immune system heralding possible new cures.

That you can cure a hangover, lose most body heat through the head and will put on weight if eating late at night are among six myths rubbished by US researchers.

Stoke City throw-in specialist Rory Delap says the latest injection in his right shoulder is the last chance to cure his long-standing injury.

NHS Lanarkshire apologises to a patient who was told her cancer was cured eights month before a recurrence.

A French cardiologist has triggered an impassioned debate in the medical world over his claim to have discovered a cure for alcoholism.

Aston Villa must wait to hear whether striker John Carew needs surgery to cure his back problem.

After more than 5,000 gigs over 35 years, rock fan Ray Morrissey can claim to be Britain's most prolific concert-goer.

German doctors say a patient appears to have been cured of HIV by a bone marrow transplant from an HIV resistant donor.

Leading medical experts warn patients against using untested remedies advertised on the internet which, they say, sell "false hope".

Is Danny Care the remedy for England's scrum-half problem?

Neglected tropical diseases which bedevil the lives of hundreds of millions of Africans could be cured for an outlay of 25p per person, according to tropical diseases expert Professor Alan Fenwick.

Kidney cancer patients are being offered new hope of a cure with a treatment that kills tumours by freezing them.

As the Common Cold Research Centre celebrates its 20th anniversary, the BBC looks back on its achievements and asks about a cure.

A chief constable denies claims that locking up 35 persistent offenders will cure crime in Northamptonshire.

BBC commentator Michael McNamee hopes N Ireland can claim a rare away win