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Antibiotic-resistant MRSA found in European pigs can jump to humans, new study suggests

A highly antibiotic-resistant strain of the superbug MRSA that has emerged in livestock over the last 50 years can jump to humans, a new study suggests. The strain, CC398, has become the dominant type of MRSA in European livestock – probably due to ...

02 Jul 2022 at 18:33

Major study helps 5,500 people receive diagnosis for rare genetic conditions

A two-year-old girl with a severe developmental disorder is among the 5,500 people who now know the genetic cause of their condition, thanks to a major UK study. Sofia Brogden was recruited to the Deciphering Developmental Disorders (DDD) study ...

12 Apr 2023 at 22:00

New study to track respiratory viruses

Researchers are hoping to better understand respiratory viruses like colds and flus through the launch of a new study. The Wellcome Sanger Institute’s new respiratory virus and microbiome initiative (RVI) will lay the groundwork for ...

10 Jan 2023 at 16:00

Study sheds light on how muscles try to fight effects of ageing

Researchers have shed new light on how muscles work to maintain function for as long as possible despite the effects of ageing. The study may help explain why some muscle fibres age faster than others, and also identify the ...

15 Apr 2024 at 10:00

Lab-grown ‘mini placentas’ could hold key to better understanding pre-eclampsia

Lab-grown “mini placentas” could be crucial to better understanding major disorders in pregnancy such as pre-eclampsia, scientists have suggested. Academics said the development of pre-eclampsia can depend on issues with ...

17 Jan 2024 at 16:00

People with specific gene mutations ‘less likely to have children’

People who carry mutations in specific genes, particularly men, are more likely to be childless, new research has suggested. A new study indicates that one way natural selection is removing damaging genetic variants ...

23 Mar 2022 at 17:25

New DNA database could unlock secrets behind childhood disease

A first-of-its-kind DNA database could help “further transform” understanding of childhood illnesses and personality traits, experts have said. The DNA sequences of more than 37,000 children and parents who are ...

04 Mar 2025 at 00:01

Toxin produced by E. coli ‘could be driving bowel cancer rates in young people’

A toxin produced by E. coli may be driving rates of bowel cancer in young people, scientists have discovered. Experts believe the finding could help explain why rates of bowel cancer are rising among young ...

23 Apr 2025 at 16:00

Human skin map gives ‘recipe’ to build skin and ‘could help prevent scarring’

Scientists have created a human skin map which provides a “recipe” to build skin and might help prevent scarring. The study uncovered how human skin is formed, and the findings could be used to create new ...

16 Oct 2024 at 16:00

Superbug MRSA arose in hedgehogs before discovery of antibiotics, study suggests

Hedgehogs have been harbouring a type of the MRSA superbug since long before the use of antibiotics in humans and livestock, new research suggests. Scientists have found evidence of the superbug arising ...

05 Jan 2022 at 17:25

Genetic clues to how malaria-carrying mosquitoes evade control identified

British scientists have discovered genetic clues into how malaria-carrying mosquitoes are evading efforts to control them. A team has examined Anopheles funestus (An. funestus), one of the most ...

18 Sept 2025 at 19:00

Cheek swabs to detect mutated genes ‘could become useful cancer prevention tool’

A technique that uses a simple cheek swab to pick up gene mutations in healthy tissue could become a “useful tool for cancer prevention”, according to researchers. Experts are hopeful that ...

08 Oct 2025 at 16:25

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