Medical research

Teenage boys with symptoms of depression and raised levels of the stress hormone cortisol are up to 14 times more likely to develop major depression than those without these traits, Cambridge researchers have found.

The UK Medical Research Council is about to begin a survey of scientists it funds, with the aim of demonstrating the value of the research.

Three European cancer centres are joining forces to develop and implement innovative treatments and reduce treatment related side effects.

Five of the UK’s major funders of animal research will make compliance with their guidelines a condition of funding for new grants involving the use of animals.

that Bonn University has won the competition to host the new German Centre for Research into Neuro-Degenerative Diseases.

The heavyweights of UK health research are joining forces to found a £500 million Centre for Medical Research and Innovation in the heart of London.

Switzerland has announced plans to invest an unprecedented CHF400 million in order to become a world leader in systems biology.