A new intelligent system has been developed to help identify terrorists carrying explosives. Sensitive electronic noses capture the smell of the explosives; the system processes the acquired data, correlates it with individuals’ movements … and ultimately tracks down the suspects. Literally hundreds of people are hurrying through the long airport corridor between Terminals A and [...]

Motion sickness or kinetosis is also known as travel sickness, sea-sickness, car sickness, simulation sickness and air sickness or space sickness, depending on the cause. It is a general term for an unpleasant combination of symptoms, such as dizziness, fatigue, nausea and vomiting. It can occur when a person is travelling by road, rail, air [...]

An article in this week’s edition of The Lancet reports that doses of antibiotics and other antimicrobial agents should take into account the patient’s bodyweight, to maximize their potential effectiveness…

Dozens of cancer studies may be thrown into doubt because researchers used the wrong type of cancer cells.

Cancer patients from poor areas are more likely to be diagnosed late and go to hospital as an emergency, a study suggests.

Doctors may have to start prescribing higher doses of antibiotics because of rising rates of obesity, say experts.