World Radiography Day

Word Radiography Day is the 8th of November. The date marks the anniversary of the discovery of x-radiation by Wilhelm Roentgen in 1895. Watch the Medical research council...

A role for aluminium in multiple sclerosis

Multiple sclerosis (MS) is a devastating disease of the central nervous system and affects approximately 100,000 individuals in the United Kingdom. The cause of MS...

Silkworms could repair damaged spinal cords

Spinal cord injuries can have devastating life-long consequences and a total break in the spinal cord is impossible to repair. There are currently around 50,000...

Making antibiotics work better

Antibiotics are increasingly ineffective due to the increase of multidrug-resistant bacteria and scientists are struggling to find alternative ways to fight deadly infections. But what...

Cancer treatments giving false hope

‘A significant number of cancer treatments may have no benefit over existing treatments or a placebo,’ remarked a senior cancer researcher recently, ‘giving some patients...

Breast cancer – the latest advances

For many people, October represents cosy jumpers, falling leaves and a plethora of pumpkins. But for Breast Cancer Now, October means only one thing: Breast...

Magic mushrooms may ease depression

Magic mushrooms may ease depression by 'resetting' the activity of key brain circuits of patients where conventional treatments have failed. That's the key finding of...