The authoritative Science journal named the improved medicine for AIDS a scientific breakthrough of the year. Full story

The news has shocked the people in Britain and in many other countries. A young 20-year-old mother died after drinking just a little more paracetamol, than she had been prescribed. Full story

A survey conducted by the Agency for Health Protection in the UK has shown that many people believe antibiotics can help with cough and colds. Full story

The Nobel Prize Committee has given the prize for medicine and physiology to three scientists – Bruce Beutler (USA), Ralph Steinman (Canada) and Jules Hoffmann (Luxembourg) – for their work in the field of immunology. Full story

The scientists have developed a drug that can recognize the cells infected with any type of virus. And then the antibiotic kills the pathogen infection, as the experts from the MIT Lincoln Laboratory explain. Full story

The scientists decided to use the new material based on spider silk as the basis for growing skin cells. The innovation will be used in plastic surgery - for the treatment of burns in particular. Full story