Scientists believe they can develop drugs which will stop organs failing meaning a transplant isn’t necessary A scientific breakthrough into the way human tissue is left scarred could... Read more
Possible to use them for regenerative therapies, repairing damaged organs or tissues in the body, and treating conditions such as type I diabetes or liver disease A new method for creating s... Read more
There were three great scientific horse races in the last century. The first two, the race to the moon and the race to split the atom have been widely reported. The race to sequence the huma... Read more
Bacterial medicine is starting to emerge ONE of the crucial transitions of modern health care was from herbal to chemical medicine. Doctors had known for millennia that willow bark and poppy... Read more
Support has been swelling for open-access scientific publishing IF THERE is any endeavour whose fruits should be freely available, that endeavour is surely publicly financed science. Morally... Read more
This breakthrough offers real hope for developing treatments that tackle the root causes of Parkinson’s The findings have been unveiled following a decade of dedicated research... Read more
Researchers have identified key genes that switch off with aging, highlighting them as potential targets for anti-aging therapies. Researchers at King’s College London, in collaboratio... Read more
Eliminating malaria might then prove impossible Evidence that the most deadly species of malaria parasite, Plasmodium falciparum, is becoming resistant to the front line treatment for malari... Read more
What is the benefit of open access to academia? Who will pay for open education resources? These questions and many more are answered by our live chat panel. Matthew Cockerill, managi... Read more
