People living with HIV who achieve and maintain an undetectable viral load by taking antiretroviral therapy as prescribed do not sexually transmit HIV to others. The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention estimates this strategy is 100% effective against the sexual transmission of HIV.

Known for centuries for it's medicinal properties, honey is getting a new purpose. Layering minute amounts of Manuka honey between layers of surgical mesh acts as a natural antibiotic that could prevent infection following an operation, new research has shown.

Researchers have worked out the details of key molecular interactions involved in the selection and processing of antigens by MHC-I proteins, opening doors to potential applications in disease diagnostics and therapeutics.

Make-up products used every day by millions of people in the UK are contaminated with potentially deadly bugs, such as E. coli and Staphylococci, because most are not being cleaned and are used far beyond their expiry dates.