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Sugar not a painkiller for babies "Newborn babies should not be given sugar as pain relief," read the headline in The Guardian. The newspaper said the routine use of tiny amounts of sugar before minor medical procedures is common practice but "it does not work and may dam

'Partial success' for lab-grown corneas "Millions of blind and partially sighted people are being given hope they will see again after artificial corneas were successfully 'grown' in eyes," the Daily Express reported.

Predictive test for tuberculosis A predictive blood test for TB is 'a step closer', according to BBC News. It said that a "DNA fingerprint in the blood shows promise in identifying which carriers of TB will go on to get symptoms and spread the infection".

Can brain scans identify autism? "Autism can be detected by a 15-minute brain scan," the Daily Express has reported. This news story is based on a study that investigated whether anatomical differences in the brain can be used to identify people with autism. It found that a

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