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Scientists at the Medical Research Council have found that distortions in DNA's shape could lead to off-target changes when gene editing

New experimental drugs reduce hot flushes in menopausal women by almost three-quarters in just three days

A blood test for cancer DNA could predict if a woman is responding to the new breast cancer drug palbociclib, months earlier than current tests

The Medical Research Council’s research has discovered how our body clock affects the speed at which wounds heal

Medical Research Council study explains how the manufacturing material, used in everything from sports equipment to aircraft, could cause deadly mesothelioma

Study suggests our organs may have their own sexual identity

Smokers who survive their habit into old age may hold the key to better lung health for all, according to a study funded by the Medical Research Council (MRC)

Scientists have repaired a damaged liver in a mouse by transplanting stem cells grown in the laboratory

An experimental cystic fibrosis drug has been shown to prevent the disease’s damage to the liver, thanks to a world-first where scientists grew mini bile ducts in the lab.