Minister sounds an optimist note
Bioscience Journal asked Life Sciences Minister George Freeman to assess the progress being made.
As the UK’s first ever minister for Life Sciences, I am determined to ensure that Britain remains the best place in...
Lifestyle and drug regimes impact on breast cancer statistics
White women could substantially reduce their risks of developing breast cancer by taking a leaf out of the books of women from other ethnic groups. A study led by Dr Toral Gathani from the University...
Closing the gap on mental health
A UK Department of Health report called Closing the Gap: Priorities for essential change in mental health, has continued work to give mental health equal priority with physical health. The department says that in many...
Collaborative mouse research will benefit study of human disease
Sequencing the mouse and human genomes has provided scientists detailed knowledge of both species’ genetic composition, and highlighted their startling similarity. Together with ever more sophisticated methods to manipulate the mouse genome, this has established...