On Monday 15th June, the UK Government announced that a social media ban for under 16’s would come into play … read more

Medicines data, patient characteristics, and medical outcomes aren’t routinely linked, so healthcare professionals and policymakers can’t fully track how medicines … read more

Bovine TB is still one of the biggest problems facing cattle farming. For many years it has been a fraught … read more

Last year the UK National Screening Committee (UK NSC) conducted an updated review of evidence for prostate cancer screening to … read more

Journalists came to hear from researchers in the UK who are leading efforts to rapidly develop vaccines and therapeutics for … read more

We asked some scientists with expertise in hantavirus and/or public health responses to viruses and infectious diseases to sit on … read more

We’re getting better at producing low-carbon electricity, but engineers claim in a new report that more digitalisation is needed for … read more

Early detection of prostate cancer through screening has long been debated. Multiple trials have investigated prostate cancer screening over the … read more

There’s a current perception that we’re facing a ‘global obesity epidemic’ of rising rates of obesity in young people and … read more

Perfluoroalkyl and Polyfluoroalkyl Substances (PFAS) are a large class of chemicals, sometimes dubbed ‘forever chemicals’. They are used widely in … read more

The deep sea contains a wealth of mineral resources including cobalt, nickel and copper, widely used metals that are particularly … read more

Obesity is a major global health challenge, with 60-70 per cent of adults in the western countries living with overweight … read more

There’s a current perception that we’re facing a ‘cancer epidemic’ of rising rates of cancer in younger adults. But does … read more

As part of scientific research to monitor animal viruses and viral reservoirs globally, scientists from The Pirbright Institute, the University … read more

A new vaccine trial is starting in the UK investigating an mRNA vaccine candidate against A(H5N1) bird flu, in humans.  … read more

26 April 2026 marked the 40th anniversary of the Chernobyl disaster. Jim Smith has worked for more than 30 years … read more

Over the past few years we’ve heard evidence from clinical trials of the amyloid beta-targeting monoclonal antibodies, like aducanumab, lecanemab … read more

The State of the Global Climate 2025 report from the World Meteorological Organisation shows that the Earth’s energy imbalance is … read more

Scientists from Great Ormond Street Hospital and UCL have created the first lab-grown oesophagus and have implanted it in pigs, … read more

Pregnant and breastfeeding women have historically been excluded from most clinical research. Despite this, 80% of women in the UK … read more