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Step forward in developing a vaccine for all cold viruses, including Covid

Scientists have taken a step forward in their quest to develop a vaccine for common colds by identifying a “promising target” on the virus which causes Covid-19. It is hoped that a “pan-coronavirus” vaccine would offer some protection against new ...

27 Jul 2022 at 20:00

Study backs fourth jab to protect high risk cancer patients from Omicron

The Omicron variant of coronavirus “poses a greater risk” to people with blood cancer, experts have warned. Researchers wanted to examine the effect of a booster dose among patients with cancer, including those with blood cancer. Experts from ...

26 Jan 2022 at 00:55

Scientists find genetic cause for autoimmune disease lupus

Scientists have found a genetic cause for lupus, the autoimmune disease which affects around 50,000 people in the UK. Experts carried out whole genome sequencing on the DNA of a Spanish girl called Gabriela, who was diagnosed with severe ...

27 Apr 2022 at 17:25

Commonly used sweetener has ‘unexpected effect on immune system’, say scientists

An artificial sweetener commonly used in hot drinks and found in diet soft drinks could suppress the immune response to disease in mice, new research suggests. Scientists at the Francis Crick Institute found that consuming a high amount ...

15 Mar 2023 at 16:00

European farmers borrowed genes from hunter-gatherers to survive disease – study

Early European farmers borrowed genes from hunter-gatherers to help them fight disease, a study suggests. When early Stone Age farmers first moved into Europe from the Near East about 8,000 years ago, they met and began mixing with the ...

23 Mar 2023 at 15:00

Genetic clues reveal how cancer might grow and spread – study

Knowing whether a tumour might grow or spread to other parts of the body could be key to survival, research suggests. Scientists say they are now one step closer to unlocking the ability to predict just that. In a series of seven ...

12 Apr 2023 at 16:00

Scientists create embryo-like structures from monkey cells

Scientists have created embryo-like structures in the laboratory using cells from monkeys. Under the microscope, these structures looked identical to real early embryos or blastocysts – the ball of cells that usually goes on to ...

06 Apr 2023 at 16:00

UK to rejoin EU’s Horizon science programme

The UK will return to the European Union (EU)’s £85 billion Horizon research programme in a breakthrough welcomed by scientists frozen out of the scheme in a post-Brexit row. Researchers based in the UK can from Thursday apply ...

07 Sept 2023 at 14:53

Antiviral Covid drug linked to virus mutations, study suggests

An antiviral drug used to treat Covid-19 patients could be linked to mutations in the virus, new research suggests. The medication, molnupiravir, works by causing mutations in the virus’s genetic information, or genome, and ...

25 Sept 2023 at 16:00

Research reveals how incurable skin cancer resists treatment – study

Scientists have found out how some skin cancers stop responding to treatment at the end of life. The findings allow researchers to see how melanoma evolves to spread to the brain and the liver. The study also reveals how ...

29 Mar 2023 at 00:01

Hormone changes could explain ‘baby brain’

Hormones “rewire” the female brain during pregnancy to prepare for motherhood and could explain what is often referred to as “baby brain”, researchers have suggested. A team from the Francis Crick Institute said their ...

05 Oct 2023 at 19:00

‘Body changes up to eight years before inflammatory bowel disease diagnosis’

Changes in the body can be detected up to eight years before inflammatory bowel disease diagnosis, research suggests. Researchers at the Francis Crick Institute and Aalborg University in Denmark have shown that ...

07 Nov 2023 at 16:00

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