Personalised cancer vaccines are finally beating hard to treat tumours
22 June 2022
Some cancers are being treated with vaccines tailored to the genetic make-up of an individual’s tumours, a strategy that is looking increasingly hopeful
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How mRNA is transforming the way we treat illnesses from flu to cancer
13 October 2021
The mRNA technique used in covid-19 vaccines recruits our bodies to make their own medicines. That could revolutionise treatments for all manner of conditions – and make personalised therapies cheaper and easier
The surprising, ancient origins of TB, humanity's most deadly disease
23 June 2021
New developments in a 10,000-year-old cold case have upended our ideas about how and when tuberculosis began infecting humans – and offered hope for a better vaccine
The game-changing covid-19 treatments that helped slash the death rate
10 February 2021
Faced with an unknown disease, doctors had to update best practices faster than ever before. Here's what we now know about gold standard coronavirus treatments
The race to find and stop viruses that could cause the next pandemic
25 November 2020
The coronavirus pandemic is still raging, but the clock is ticking towards the next big virus threat – can we track it down before it makes the leap from animals to humans?
What will it take to get a covid-19 vaccine to the world?
18 November 2020
Once a vaccine is approved, the race is on to overcome the biggest logistics challenge in history to distribute it around the globe
How soon will we have a coronavirus vaccine? The race against covid-19
18 March 2020
The hope is that we will have a coronavirus vaccine in 12-18 months, but for that to happen we may have to rely on untested techniques - and that comes with its own risks.
Naomi Oreskes: Turn your anger at science denial into political action
27 November 2019
Rejection of science is rampant, but scientists can do better at countering doubt and there are grounds for optimism every day, says Naomi Oreskes, author of Why Trust Science?
Waiting for the big one: A new flu pandemic is a matter of time
2 January 2018
At least two flu strains are only a few mutations away from developing deadly human-to-human transmission. So how do we minimise the impact?
Jab in the dark: Why we don’t have a universal flu vaccine
2 January 2018
This year’s flu jab is working, but not working well – throwing a spotlight on the commercial and other factors that prevent us developing something better
