News digest – The Queen opens the Crick, a radical sugary drinks proposal, gut microbes, gold and… lasers?

The £650 million biomedical ‘ superlab ’ that we helped fund – the Francis Crick Institute – had its doors swung open in style by the Queen...

Human Trials Begin for Army-Developed Zika Vaccine

By Cheryl Pellerin DoD News, Defense Media Activity A clinical trial began here yesterday at the Walter Reed Army Institute of Research, whe...

NCRI Cancer Conference 2016: Day 4 – liver cancer, obesity, immunotherapy poo predictions and more

As the world woke to a new US president-elect, the scientists, doctors and patients at this year’s NCRI Cancer Conference gathered for the ...

Harvesting Energy through Humping

By Marine Cpl. Cedric R. Haller II Defense Media Activity Yes, you read that right. “Humping” or hiking, as it is more commonly referred to,...

NCRI Cancer Conference 2016: Day 3 – prostate cancer, iKnife surgery, evolving tumours and more

Another day, and another round of headlines this morning from the NCRI Cancer Conference . 1 in 6 women diagnosed with breast cancer have a ...

International Day of Radiology: A day in the life of a breast imaging radiologist

Today is International Day of Radiology , a chance to celebrate the work of Radiologists up and down the country. Radiology plays a key rol...

NCRI Cancer Conference 2016: Day 2 – blood tests, virus treatments, preventing cancer and more

A cold Monday morning in Liverpool brought with it a raft of fresh headlines from the conference . Substantial weight gain over many years i...

Army Researchers Search for Technology Solutions to Defeat Sand

By David McNally ARL Public Affairs Armor is good protection against an enemy, but what if the enemy is so small that it takes aircraft down...

NCRI cancer conference 2016: Day 1 – lung cancer and yeast

We’re up in Liverpool for the next 4 days reporting from the annual National Cancer Research Institute (NCRI) Cancer Conference . You can fo...