Making antibiotics work better
Antibiotics are increasingly ineffective due to the increase of multidrug-resistant bacteria and scientists are struggling to find alternative ways to…
Innovation
Cancer treatments giving false hope
‘A significant number of cancer treatments may have no benefit over existing treatments or a placebo,’ remarked a senior cancer…
Breast cancer – the latest advances
For many people, October represents cosy jumpers, falling leaves and a plethora of pumpkins. But for Breast Cancer Now, October…
Magic mushrooms may ease depression
Magic mushrooms may ease depression by 'resetting' the activity of key brain circuits of patients where conventional treatments have failed.…
How cancer recharges its batteries
Stealing from the body is how cancer recharges its batteries, according to research published in the journal, Blood. Researchers at…
Worms are loving parents too
Can worms really be loving parents? For many millions of years worms have led a simple life in which they…
30 Years of the Rosetrees Trust
The Rosetrees Trust is a unique charity which works on the basis of venture philanthropy for medical research. In other words,…
Gene fusion in bladder and brain cancer
"Sometimes chromosomes can break and get reattached to a different one in an unusual way. This results in a fusion…
Online trials map for coloproctology
The European Society of Coloproctology (ESCP) has launched an intuitive online Trials Map, where medical and surgical trials from across…
Eliminating the need for bone marrow donors
Researchers are looking for ways eliminate the need for bone marrow donors altogether and instead use different types of cells…