Leading research organisations have responded to misleading claims made by an antivivisection group in its recent letter to the Lancet.
Researchers are preparing for clinical trials of the first inexpensive oral treatment for Trypanosomiasis, the parasitic disease commonly known as sleeping sickness that is transmitted to humans by the tsetse fly.
About one in 30,000 boys are born with a defective gene that causes haemophilia B.
The UAR SchoolZone is a brand new part of our site dedicated to school age students and their teachers.
In this film we hear from Chloe, who has diabetes, and Dr Aileen King, who researches into diabetes.
'Thanks to decades of research, survival from cancer has doubled in the last 40 years, giving thousands of people more time with their loved ones.
A vaccine containing a broad spectrum of tumour antigens delivered in a virus vector successfully treated 8 out of 10 mice with prostate cancer.
The animal rights group Animal Aid has launched a campaign against medical research charities who fund animal research.
An apple a day really does keep the doctor away according to a new study in mice.
New animal research regulations from Europe will enhance the welfare of animals, facilitate modern science and cut through excessive red tape.
Researchers working on treatments for the brain disorder Creutzfeldt-Jakob Disease (CJD) may have found a potential treatment for Alzheimer’s disease.
Human hearts cannot repair themselves after a heart attack damages heart muscle.
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