Breakthrough for stem cell transplant patients
Stem cell transplants have been in use for decades as a cure for blood cancer and blood disorders. Approximately 2,000…
Infection/Disease
Ageing with HIV
The population of people who are living with HIV and AIDS is ageing fast. This reflects the 'good news' story…
Aluminium adjuvants in vaccines
How do you express a legitimate concern about aluminium adjuvants in vaccines without being labelled as ‘anti-vaccine’? We are studying…
How malaria invades red blood cells
How do malaria parasites invade human red blood cells where they multiply and cause infection? And can we use this knowledge…
Vaxxed – make up your own mind
The controversial documentary Vaxxed: From Cover Up to Catastrophe, is based on extensive recorded interviews with whistleblower, Dr William Thompson, a former…
Vaccine safety – don’t shut down the debate
I am not an apologist for Andrew Wakefield, the doctor who proposed a link between the MMR vaccine and autism…
Multiple sclerosis treatment ‘resets’ immune system
A type of treatment for multiple sclerosis that ‘resets’ the immune system may stop progression of the disease in nearly…
Ants may defeat MRSA
A new antibiotic, produced by bacteria found on a species of African ant, is very potent against antibiotic-resistant ‘superbugs’ like…
Endometriosis – a sticky problem
Endometriosis is a common condition when pieces of the lining of the womb start growing elsewhere and causing problems. Usually,…
Hacked off by the adenovirus
Every year, thousands of people in the UK get a bout of cold, (which is not the same as influenza), but can…