Controversy: Animal testing
This week, Senior Science & Technology Reporter, Serena Holloway, tackles the ongoing debate on animal testing in pharmaceutical development
Manchester drug testing lab accused of manipulating police evidence
Hundreds of people may have been wrongly prosecuted as investigation reveals manipulation of 500 drug test results in a forensic lab in Manchester
Mobile app officially approved as form of contraception
A new mobile app, called Natural Cycles, has been found to be just as effective as the contraceptive pill, without any of the side effects
Smokers have 72 per cent risk of fatal lung disease
A new study finds that smokers with specific genes have an increased risk of developing chronic obstructive pulmonary disease
Manchester reveals world’s first graphene dress
Fashion, science, and technology come together to produce a graphene dress that changes colour when you breathe
New drug cocktail provides hope for Leukaemia therapy
A recent study conducted by scientists at the University of Manchester has revealed a potentially more effective treatment for leukaemia
New developments in Alzheimer’s treatment
A team of scientists at Imperial College London have revealed that they successfully used gene therapy to prevent the development of Alzheimer’s Disease in mice