Engineers expose hip joint failures
Newcastle University has played a key role in exposing the failings of an artificial hip joint that has been implanted into 93,000 patients world-wide.
Researchers uncover secret of pregnancy problems in older women
Scientists are a step closer to understanding why older women are more likely to produce abnormal eggs, increasing the risk of infertility, miscarriage and birth defects such as Down's Syndrome.
Industrial work linked to lung disease
Industrial workers have a higher than expected rate of the lung condition Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD), researchers have found.