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Our body hosts trillions of microorganisms that are essential to many..

We are all too familiar with the statistic that 1 in 2 of us will get..

The theme of International Women’s Day 2022 was “Break the Bias”,..

For many expectant parents, pregnancy is a time of excitement, yet..

Biomarkers are measurable indicators of health or disease and the..

In this Forward: On Demand vlog, Joseph Morgan and Alex Galbraith..

In this Forward: On Demand vlog, Samuel Hart discusses liquid biopsy..

Our new Special Report, Patent Landscape in Bioinformatics and..

In 1974, Bob Dylan asked that we stay forever young. Today, exciting..

By 2050, it is estimated that one quarter of the global population..

Three dimensional (3D) printing is the latest buzzword ricocheting..

The ability to directly edit a patient’s genome safely and..

In cancer patients, “metastasis” occurs as tumour cells break-away..

New study demonstrates enormous potential

Earlier this month, we..

Recent advances in medicine have, for the first time, allowed..

Traditional tissue biopsies are a vital aspect of current medical..

Our bodies play host to a complex network of viruses, many of which..

Rugby, along with many other contact sports such as football, boxing..

The “microbiome” is commonly associated with the gut microbiome, but..

Forward editor Caitlin Mackesy Davies learns how we might all be able..

Lung cancer remained the leading cause of cancer death in 2020 with..

Forward finds out how fresh technologies are providing a way to cut..

No, we are not talking about jumping to conclusions, but the..

The treatment of cancer patients with therapies that are specifically..

In 2012, Jennifer Doudna and Emmanuelle Charpentier published their ..

Many of us will know someone who has undergone a biopsy during a..

Besides being found within the nucleus and mitochondria of cells, DNA..

The development of liquid biopsies

The term liquid biopsy refers to..

As medical treatments become increasingly bespoke, we reveal some..

While the world waits for a vaccine to be developed and approved for..

The revolutionary CRISPR gene editing tool has been used inside the..

Cells can acquire the mutations that drive the development of cancer..

The sequencing of the first human genome in 2003 was a major..

The world’s population is ageing. In 2018, for the first time in..

Third lymphocyte lineage shows its mettle

B lymphocytes, a type of..

A biomarker, an amalgamation of the term ‘biological marker’, is a..

Immunotherapy employs the patient’s immune system against cancer...

The human genome contains roughly 20,000 genes that encode proteins...

Chimeric antigen receptor (CAR) technology has attracted a lot of..

As new treatments drive a shift towards treating cancer as a..

Thanks to significant advances in genetics, we are not only getting..

When you hear the term “gender medicine”, what comes to mind? For..

Exciting news in the personalised medicine space – the EU has just..

In recent years we have seen dramatic advances in our understanding..

While the general idea of customising treatment to patients is not..

Breakthroughs in healthcare promise a future in which the individual..

We are entering an age of precision medicine, with patients receiving..

In September 2018, NHS England entered into an agreement with Novartis

The field of genomics has seen incredible advances over the past few..

With a growing economy, and a large, ageing population, China is..

New genomic and proteomic analysis technologies allow for diagnosis..

Life science ‘start-ups’, ‘spin-outs’ and SMEs are some of the most..

In recent years, we have witnessed a remarkable healthcare..