Venom from honeybees kills breast cancer cells
Venom from honeybees found to kill aggressive breast cancer cells – in new Australian research from the Harry Perkins Institute…
Infection/Disease
Winning against dengue in Indonesia
World Mosquito Program’s Wolbachia method dramatically reduces dengue incidence in randomised controlled trial in Indonesia The World Mosquito Program (WMP)…
Chronic hepatitis B: vaccine against grass pollen allergy potential treatment
Chronic hepatitis B infections represent a global health problem that could hitherto only be treated by chemotherapy. A team of…
New technique rapidly detects food poisoning
'It must have been something I ate': scientists develop new technique which could rapidly pinpoint sources of food poisoning Scientists…
Covid-19 ventilator in Rwanda
A ventilator developed by space scientists at the University of Aberdeen is to be used in the fight against Covid-19…
Mosquito Stowaways
Tracking The Movement Of Mosquito Stowaways: Dengue mosquitoes and tiger mosquitoes pose a range of challenges to global health, but…
What is Psoriasis?
https://youtu.be/G1f3rlO4E40 August is Psoriasis awareness month. What is psoriasis? Psoriasis is a non-contagious, chronic autoimmune disease that causes skin inflammation,…
National AIDS Trust’s artwork competition
Sir Antony Gormley and Sandy Nairne CBE judging National AIDS Trust’s artwork competition raising HIV awareness. Aspiring artists and designers…
Unprecedented demand for school age vaccinations
Unprecedented demand as NHS restarts school age vaccinations programme: The NHS has reported unprecedented demand since it restarted its vaccination programme…
Digital biopsies for oral cancers
Towards the early detection of oral cancers: New technology offers a way to visually examine the mouth for cancer, without…