Medical research

It's hoped phages could give us new ways of treating infections which are immune to antibiotics.

A teenage patient who helped discover a rare condition is the first to benefit from a new treatment.

The centre, serving 3.5m people in the North East, will allow for 'more complex' clinical trials.

Two breakthrough Alzheimer's drugs cost too much and have too little benefit for NHS use, review finds.

It sneaks toxic drugs inside cancer cells to hit them hard while minimising side-effects.

Can a dose of good bacteria clear superbugs from their hiding place in the bowels?

For the first time, scientists show how our microbiome forms affects the risk of infection.

The Sheffield NHS trust says the global "landmark" study is the largest of its kind.