Category: Health

A collaborative team led by Professor Huji Xu from Naval Medical University, China, together with Professors Xuanming Yang and Yujia Cai at Shanghai Jiao Tong

A new tool to mutate bacteriophages – viruses that infect bacteria – provides a “big leap” forward in both our understanding of how they function

A previously unknown protein, hidden in RNA thought not to encode proteins, helps cells divide correctly. The RNA molecule that encodes the protein also has

Patients with early symptoms of Alzheimer’s disease may be prescribed anti-amyloid therapy, which can help clear the sticky clumps of amyloid protein in the brain

There have been too many cases of staff abusing patient trust, and enough is enough, the head of the NHS in England says.

Former assistant referee Dan Robathan ran the line at the FA Cup final between Crystal Palace and Manchester City in 2025. Just one year later

Dan Robathan says he needs time to “grieve” his career.

Hospitals in Yemen are struggling as civil war returns to the Arab world’s poorest nation

Former assistant referee Dan Robathan ran the line at the FA Cup final between Crystal Palace and Manchester City in 2025. Just one year later

Lisa Carroll, 47, who was diagnosed with rare form of ovarian cancer, urges women to check symptoms.

A rapid new test for brain tumours that the NHS has started using can slash the time it takes for an accurate diagnosis from up

Ovarian cancer is often diagnosed after it has already spread to other parts of the body, at which point the five-year survival rate is under

Three adenosine receptor subtypes that normally send different signals were found to converge on a common pathway that activates cardiac fibroblasts, the scar-forming cells in

A systematic review and meta-analysis of 12 studies, with nine contributing data from 120 swimmers, found no significant improvement in swimming time-trial performance or post-exercise