Category : Research


Family Devastated by Rare Brain Disease, Needs £10M for Cure

John Camidge lost five family members to Gerstmann-Straussler-Scheinker disease, a fatal prion disorder. He is campaigning to raise £10 million for clinical trials of a promising drug, PRN100, which could also help Alzheimer's and Parkinson's patients.

Earth-Like Exoplanet Found to Have an Atmosphere

Scientists confirm the first atmosphere on a rocky exoplanet in the habitable zone, 49 light years away, boosting prospects for studying habitability and potential life beyond our solar system.

Natural Sugar Found Near Milky Way Centre

Erythrulose, a sugar found in raspberries and fake tan, has been detected in a dust cloud near the Milky Way's centre, showing life's building blocks can form in interstellar space.

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