medicine

Unlocking the mystery of motor neurone disease in athletes

As former England rugby union captain Lewis Moody becomes the latest athlete to be diagnosed with the illness, questions remain over the risk posed by high-intensity sports

Medical funding cuts could kill future breakthroughs

Slashed budgets on both sides of the Atlantic will hinder the kind of life-saving science that may soon cure Huntington’s

Kennedy allies set to profit on results of Trump drug tirade

In linking rising levels of autism to Tylenol taken in pregnancy, president opens the door to retailers of alternative remedies

Meeting my sister’s stem-cell donor felt a little like a first date

Lunch with a stranger would became the meeting of an extension of our family

Obituary: David Baltimore, the visionary virologist

‘Giant discoveries’ in molecular biology earned him a Nobel prize and a stellar reputation