£162 million boost for UK life sciences research

A new approach combining information about proteins in the blood with genomic data could help diagnose some people with rare conditions who remained undiagnosed after genome sequencing, according to new research.

Scientists from the University of Galway have uncovered a surprising link between commonly used anti-cancer drugs and antibiotics that could offer a potential new approach to tackling infections caused by antibiotic-resistant microorganisms.

Young adults, particularly university students, remain at increased risk from meningococcal meningitis and septicaemia, with new figures showing that meningitis B (MenB) was responsible for 97% of invasive meningococcal disease cases in 15 to...

Researchers have demonstrated that a streamlined genetic testing approach could identify more people with inherited breast cancer risk, while reducing the burden on NHS breast and genetic services.