Prices were on average more than two-and-a-half times cheaper than the US. Drug makers could pull out of research in Britain because the Government is too focused on rewarding “breakthrough” medicines, the head of the [...]

Charities need us more than ever. It’s not an easy time to be a charity but many of them are turning to social media to connect with potential donors. In these days of straitened budgets, [...]

A blood test that can detect breast cancer decades before the disease develops could be available in five years  The test could help doctors to identify women at high risk of the disease allowing them [...]

British scientists are claiming to have made a major breakthrough after creating brain tissue from human skin.   The researchers have for the first time generated crucial types of human brain cells in the laboratory [...]

The breakthrough holds out the hope of a cure in the future for age-related macular degeneration Scientists have improved the sight of two people who were almost blind by injecting their eyes with stem cells [...]

Could potentially revolutionise treatment for range of conditions   A medical breakthrough by British scientists to grow “off the shelf” veins and arteries, which could potentially revolutionise treatment for range of conditions, has been hailed. [...]

The Queen has taken delivery of two giant hydroelectric turbines that will help meet the Royal Family’s attempts to power Windsor Castle using economic sustainable energy. The 40-tonne Archimedes’ screws were put in place on [...]

Kitchen work tops and mirrors that effectively clean themselves could become reality thanks a new range of “smart” materials, according to scientists.