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ALMOST 35,000 cases of cancer will be diagnosed each year in Scotland within a decade, according to new figures seen by The Scotsman.

A MAJOR advance in the treatment of rheumatoid arthritis can stop the crippling disease in 50 per cent of cases, trial data has shown.

(American Journal of Pathology) Current research suggests that stress may activate immune cells in your skin, resulting in inflammatory skin disease. The related report by Joachim et al., "Stress-induced Neurogenic Inflammation in Murine Skin Skews Dendritic Cells towards Maturation and Migration: Key role of ICAM-1/LFA-1 interactions," appears in the November issue of The American Journal of Pathology.

(Indiana University) Dozens of researchers from Indiana University's School of health, Physical Education and Recreation, School of medicine, School of Public and Environmental Affairs, School of Nursing and other schools and departments are participating in the American Public health Association's annual meeting on Oct. 25-29 in San Diego.

(Economic & Social Research Council) The global financial crisis could seriously delay the discovery and production of many new life-saving medicines, warns a major international conference Monday, Oct. 27.

The brains of people who commit suicide are chemically different to those who die from other causes, a study suggests.

Economists believe large and medium companies might have to contribute as much as 6 percent of their payrolls toward coverage.

Two HIV drugs approved last year for patients who have developed resistance to older drugs also work well in new patients, according to the drugs' makers.

Heidelberg - Sleeping uninterruptedly through the night is considered healthy. But a new study shows that multiple nightly visits to the bathroom can help keep a person healthy. Researchers in the United States have discovered noticeably reduced risk...

Wellington - New Zealand has approved trials of pig cell transplants to patients with Type 1 diabetes in revolutionary research that brings hope of a normal life to 30 million sufferers in the western world. The first eight patients will receive the ...