What's it for? Losing weight and raising a woman's libido

Scientists have developed an exciting new pill that raises a woman's libido and helps her lose weight at the same time. Professor Robert Millar of the Medical Research Council discovered the double benefit while working on a hormone to treat flagging sex drives. During tests on lab animals, Millar found that as well as displaying an obvious desire for sex, they also seemed less interested in eating.

The professor believes women given the hormone would see a similar boost to their sex drive and suppressing of appetite. Millar says: "This hormone is distributed in the brain in areas that we suspect affect reproductive behaviour".

When's it expected by? The wonder drug is expected to hit chemists by 2012.