Health

'Renewable' eyes? Overcoming aging with bionic implants

Advanced artificial lenses to replace those contained in our eyes could make age related difficulties with near vision a thing of the past.

Can electrical stimulation of the skin reduce pain?

A safe non invasive means of relieving pain is being tested at Leeds Metropolitan University.TENS or transcutaneous electrical nerve stimulation is not new, devices can be bought for about £30, but the work at Leeds Met is uncovering who may benefit most from this non-drug means of pain relief.

How fast is your brain? Simple tests that help identify neurological problems

Speed of finger tapping and eye movements to visual targets are providing scientists and doctors with a simple tool to predict when an individual with Huntington’s disease may be about to develop the disease.

The pharma farmers: can plant genetics bring us more affordable malaria medicines?

Malaria kills more than a million people every year and its victims are mainly young children. Because the malarial parasite has become immune to most medicinal treatments, the fight against this deadly disease now depends on a drug extracted from the aromatic herb Artemisia.