Health

Nanoscale science: a giant leap for mankind

Researchers from central London are working on using nanotechnology to make advances in healthcare.

Leishmania: lessons from a parasite

Researchers from Imperial College London and University of Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, are studying the Leishmania parasite to improve our understanding of one of the most neglected tropical diseases.

Improving the magnifying glass: a new giant lens

Researchers from the Medical Research Council and Cancer Research Institute are working with an optical designer to develop a new microscope focussing on the quantity as well as quality of cellular imaging.

Fat body slim: shape matters!

Researchers from Robert Gordon University are studying how obesity, fat distribution and body shape can cause health problems.

Obesity has reached epidemic proportions and the World Health Organisation estimates that, by 2015, about 3 billion adults will be overweight or obese worldwide.

Emerging infections: viruses that come in from the wild

Researchers from University of Oxford are studying how viruses from wild animals develop into emerging infections in humans.

Diamond Light Source - enabler of new science

Researchers from around the UK will demonstrate how they are using Diamond Light Source to take an in-depth look at the world around us.

Calcium signalling - getting to the heart of the matter

Researchers from The Babraham Institute in Cambridge and University of Oxford are studying how cells communicate with each other using chemical messages to translate events occurring outside the cell into a response, which may provide insights into the processes governing healthy ageing.

A window on the brain

Researchers from the Medical Research Council Cognition and Brain Sciences Unit are using modern imaging methods to unlock the mysteries of how the human brain works.