Analysis of strains from 2012 shows the parts of the pertussis bacterium that the vaccine primes the immune system to recognise are changing. It may have “serious consequences” in future…

Under the scheme, 11 Genomics Medicine Centres are being set up in English hospitals to gather DNA samples to help devise targeted treatments for a wide range of diseases. It…

Patients with asthma and severe allergies are often not taught how to use their medical devices properly, charities have warned. Asthma UK said in some cases poor technique led to…

The rules for creating babies from three people – which state only two would be classed as parents – have been announced by the UK government. The fertility technique uses…

Restaurants and takeaways across Europe will be required by law to tell customers if their food contains ingredients known to trigger allergies. Staff must provide information on 14 everyday allergens…

Women are more likely than men to display symptoms of depression when in a position of authority at work, according to US scientists. In men, authority, such as the ability…

Happiness nose dives as you hit middle age – but only if you live in the affluent West, according to experts. Using world survey data, the Lancet study authors found…

Surgeons in Australia say they have performed the first heart transplant using a “dead heart”. Donor hearts from adults usually come from people who are confirmed as brain dead but…

The origin of the Aids pandemic has been traced to the 1920s in the city of Kinshasa, in what is now the Democratic Republic of Congo, scientists say. An international…

Women who went up a skirt size every decade after their mid-20s had a 33% greater risk of breast cancer after the menopause, say researchers at University College London. Watching…