Bowel cancer charity awards grants
Bowel Cancer UK and Beating Bowel Cancer is funding six bowel cancer research projects totaling nearly £440,000, part of the…
Innovation
The beauty of a Gore-Tex nose job
Should you go for a Gore-Tex nose job? When American entrepreneur Bob Gore created Expanded Polytetrafluoroetylene, or ‘ePTFE’ for short,…
Detecting ovarian cancer
Ovarian cancer is the sixth most common cancer among women in the UK, but because diagnosis is often made when…
New vaccines research aims to tackle Ebola, Plague and Zika
People around the world could benefit from new vaccines to target deadly diseases such as Ebola, Plague and Zika, as…
Testing cancer drugs on mini tumours
Testing cancer drugs on miniature replicas of a patient’s tumour could help doctors tell in advance which treatments will work,…
Age of stem cell donor influences survival
A new study suggests that after genetic matching, the age of a stem cell donor is the most important characteristic…
How pathogens interact with organ-on-chip technology
Organ-on-chip technology has entered a new level as scientists at Imperial College London have become the first in the world…
Rocket game can help control schizophrenia
For the first time, new research shows people with schizophrenia can train themselves to control brain regions linked to verbal…
Latest ways to relieve stress incontinence
Urinary stress incontinence and sexual dysfunction are common, yet many women suffer through in silence because they believe there are…
New hip implant for active patients
Surgeons are treating patients with a new type of hip implant that could lead to better outcomes for younger, more…