Recent research shows that an increased level of a protein found in the brain can provide protection from Parkinson's Disease in mice.
Scientists using animals have discovered that a naturally occurring protein administered to specific areas of the brain could slow or stop the progression of Alzheimer’s Disease.
Writing in today's Times, Professor Colin Blakemore says everyone wants a piece of Charles Darwin on the 200th anniversary of his birth.
An editorial in this week’s edition of the leading science journal, Nature, calls on the US authorities to tackle animal rights extremism as effectively as we have in the UK.
Researchers using mice believe they have found a way to help stem cells regain their normal function in leukaemia patients.
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