Detailed cell map unlocks secrets of how reproductive organs form
On Dec. 17, 2025, new research has mapped the cell types that specialise to form reproductive organs in…
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Existing evidence does not clearly link paracetamol use during pregnancy with autism or ADHD in children
On Nov. 10, 2025, a study led by the University of Liverpool reported that existing evidence does not…
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Oxford scientists capture genome’s structure in unprecedented detail
On Nov. 6, 2025, scientists from Oxford’s Radcliffe Department of Medicine have achieved the most detailed view yet…
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Blenrep approved by US FDA for use in treatment of relapsed/refractory multiple myeloma
On Oct. 23, 2025, GSK announced the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has approved Blenrep (belantamab mafodotin-blmf)…
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A seed bank in England marks 25 years of preserving the world’s plant diversity
On Oct. 20, 2025, the Millennium Seed Bank at the Royal Botanic Gardens Kew, located deep underground beneath…
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Bath scientists design peptide ‘switch’ that keeps Parkinson’s protein in its healthy form
On Oct. 6, 2025, Researchers at the University of Bath, in collaboration with the Universities of Oxford and…
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Thousands of people could benefit from new twice-a-day tablet for advanced breast cancer
On Apr. 11, 2025, the UK National Institute for Health and Care Excellence (NICE) recommended capivasertib (also called…
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Scientists identify genes that make humans and Labradors more likely to become obese
On Mar. 6, 2025, researchers at the University of Cambridge announced they have discovered genes linked to obesity…
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Dyslexia and ADHD share genetic links, study shows
On Sept. 10, 2024, a study, led by the University of Edinburgh, was the first to explore the…
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Gene study identifies DNA variants linked to dyslexia
On Jan. 25, 2024, a study led by the University of Edinburgh, is the largest genetic study of…
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UK Animal and Plant Health Agency reported dolphins detected with avian flu found on beaches in England and Wales
On Mar. 15, 2023, the United Kingdom Animal and Plant Health Agency reported that the carcesses of Common…
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World-first agreement between Novartis and NHS enabled broad access to first-in-class cholesterol-lowering medicine
On Aug. 31, 2021, Novartis announced a commercial agreement with the NHS in England as part of a…
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World’s largest clinical trial for COVID-19 treatments expanded internationally
On Feb. 18, 2021, scientists at the University of Oxford announced that the Randomised Evaluation of COVID-19 Therapy…
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Biotechnology | Disease | Genomics | Oncology | Therapeutics
The UK announced sequencing 100,000 whole genomes in the National Health Service
On Dec. 5, 2018, Genomics England announced the 100,000 Genomes Project, done in partnership with National Health Service…
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International consortium announced the 1000 Genomes Project
On Jan. 22, 2008, an international research consortium announced the 1000 Genomes Project, an ambitious effort that involved…
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Biotechnology | Cloning | Diagnostics | Genomics | Neurology | Therapeutics | Vaccine
Researchers led by Dr. Peter St. George-Hyslop discovered and cloned two genes related to early-onset Alzheimer’s Disease
On Jun. 29, 1995, researchers led by Dr. Peter St. George-Hyslop at the University of Toronto announced they…
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DNA used to resolve murders in the UK – World first
On Jan. 23, 1988, Colin Pitchfork was convicted of murdering two girls in 1983 and 1986 in Narborough,…
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Rebecca Lee Crumpler became the first African American woman in the U.S. to earn an M.D. degree
In 1864, Rebecca Lee Crumpler challenged the prejudice that prevented African Americans from pursuing careers in medicine to…
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Florence Nightingale became known as “The Lady of the Lamp” for healing British soldiers in the Crimean War
On Nov. 4, 1854, pioneering British nurse Florence Nightingale brought a team of women nurses to the Crimean…
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British naturalist Charles Darwin departed England on the voyage of the “Beagle”
On Dec. 27, 1831, naturalist Charles Darwin departed England on the British science expedition voyage of the “Beagle”…
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McLean Hospital was founded
On Feb. 25, 1811, McLean Hospital was founded through a charter granted by the Massachusetts Legislature for the…
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A plague epidemic around the Baltic Sea led England to pass the Quarantine Act
In 1710, a plague epidemic around the Baltic Sea led England to pass the Quarantine Act that required…
