Birth is one of the most critical moments in a person's life. During this transition, a baby moves from receiving oxygen through the umbilical cord to breathing on their own. Most of the time this ...

Scientists have developed a genetic test which can help diagnose a potentially fatal blood disorder in babies while they are still in the womb, it emerged today. The technique has been designed to ...

A world-first genetic test, partly developed by University of Manchester scientists that could save the hearing of hundreds of babies each year, has been developed and successfully piloted in the NHS.

"I was astonished by the unexpected results because they opened a new view on the first phases of galaxy evolution." Astronomers have found oxygen in the farthest, and thus the earliest, galaxy ...