Health and medicine

• European boost for particle therapy

  Treatment centres poised to use carbon-ion beams to tackle cancer.

  7 January 2009

• IN BRIEF: Nigeria finally appoints its health ministers

  7 January 2009

• Bacteria could help control dengue fever - Premium content

  Shortening mosquitoes' lifespans by infecting them with bacteria might limit the spread of disease.

  1 January 2009

• IN BRIEF: Medical charity folds after investment losses - Premium content

  31 December 2008

• IN BRIEF: Health organization lays plans for major biobank - Premium content

  31 December 2008

• Rat embryonic stem cells created - Premium content

  Genetically engineered rats should follow soon, providing new models of human disease.

  24 December 2008

• Reprogrammed skin cells provide testing ground for new drugs - Premium content

  Induced pluripotent stem cells pass key milestone.

  22 December 2008

• How genes are silenced - Premium content

  Molecular snapshot reveals the mechanics of RNA interference.

  17 December 2008

• Drinking water contamination mapped - Premium content

  Wide-ranging survey reveals low levels of some drugs and pesticides in US tap water.

  17 December 2008

• Major biobank launches in America - Premium content

  Half a million participants could help to highlight links between genes and disease.

  17 December 2008