Repossession 'is mental threat'
The fallout from the economic downturn could be a significant threat to mental health, according to a survey.
House repossession was rated as the event most likely to cause mental health problems, ahead of redundancy, or finding out about infertility.

Gene scan to predict hair loss

Genes that may increase by seven-fold the risk of early baldness amongst men have been uncovered by a team of international researchers.

Brain boost drugs 'growing trend'

Increasing numbers of people are using prescription drugs like Ritalin to boost alertness and brain power, say experts

Therapy helps hard-to-transplant get a new kidney

Nearly one in three patients who need a kidney transplant may never get one because their bodies are abnormally primed to attack a donated organ. Now doctors are trying new ways to outwit the immune system and save more of those so-called "highly sensitized" patients — often with kidneys donated by living donors, considered the optimal kind.

Scientists Erase Specific Memories in Mice