July 12, 2026

Researchers have carried out the first large-scale genomic study of enteric fever carriage in England and Wales, revealing that the risk of unknowingly spreading the disease appears to depend more...

Biology, Epidemiology, Genomics, Pathology

February 22, 2026

Nature recovery programme Cumbria Connect has received funding from a key conservation group for its research investigating the unexplained role played by underground fungal networks in woodland creation.

Earth & Environmental, Life Sciences

Botany, Earth & Environmental, Earth & Environmental Sciences, Environment, Pathology, Policy, Soil Science

February 21, 2026

Digital twins are offering new therapeutic possibilities for diseases where the number of sufferers is small and for which little data exists, says a leading clinical trials expert.

Chemistry, Life Sciences

Drugs & Pharmaceuticals, Health, Health/Diagnostics, Immunology, Life Sciences, Medical Diagnostics, Medical/Health, Pathology, Pharmaceutical, Policy

February 4, 2026

Australian researchers have designed antibodies able to recognise a sugar present only on bacterial cells.

Chemistry, Life Sciences

Biochemistry, Chemistry, Drug Discovery, Drugs & Pharmaceuticals, Health/Diagnostics, Immunology, Medical Diagnostics, Medical/Health, Microbiology, Organic Chemistry, Pathology, Pharma, Pharmaceutical

November 9, 2025

Scientists at the University of Bath and King’s College London (KCL) say they have come up with an alternative to persistent nail infection treatments: a foul smelling gas likened to...

Chemistry, Life Sciences

Botany, Drugs & Pharmaceuticals, Health, Medical/Health, Pathology, Pharmaceutical

September 15, 2025

Effective monitoring is essential for sample storage and never more so than in the race to halt a pandemic. Gary Bradshaw recalls how improved alarming contributed to the protection of...

Chemistry, Life Sciences

Biology, Chemistry, Comment And Analysis, Covid-19, Health & Safety, Medical/Health, Pathology, Pharmaceutical, Policy

July 20, 2025

Older male endurance athletes may be at higher risk of abnormal heart rhythms, according to a study funded by the British Heart Foundation.

Health, Health/Diagnostics, Pathology

June 28, 2025

Global warming is enhancing the presence of antibiotic resistance genes (ARGs) in soil microbes, warns a new report.

Earth & Environmental, Life Sciences

Covid-19, Earth & Environmental, Environment, Environmental, Health, Immunology, Life Sciences, Medical/Health, Microbiology, Pathology, Policy, Soil Science

January 21, 2025

Breast cancer continues to be the world’s most studied disease in clinical trials, topping all categories for a fourth successive year, according to data analytics leader Phesi.

Chemistry, Life Sciences

Biology, Cell Biology, Covid-19, Drug Discovery, Drugs & Pharmaceuticals, Genetics, Health, Life Sciences, Oncology, Pathology, Pharma, Pharmaceutical, Policy

January 6, 2025

Imperial College London researchers have secured more than a third of a million pounds to enable them to develop an AI t-shirt that can detect inherited heart rhythm conditions.

Life Sciences, Materials, Physics & Engineering

Bioinformatics, Biological Sciences, Biology, Biotech, Biotechnology, Engineering, Health, Health & Safety, Health/Diagnostics, Materials, Materials Science, Medical Diagnostics, Medical/Health, Pathology, Physiology, Policy