Keeping you updated with the latest in medicine! Prions are proteins which are transmitted between humans and animals and can cause destruction of the brain, for example Mad Cow Disease. They're really interesting as no one really knows how they work yet - find out what prion diseases are, how they are transmitted, why they are so hard to treat, and the potential for a cure.

Cancer is a highly prevalent, multifaceted and unique disease that kills one in five individuals. Find out about the onset, characteristics and treatment of Cancer with an Oxford Medic. Could genome sequencing give rise to new treatments? Is the dream of a single ‘cure’ a practical one in combatting the destructive disease?

Did you know that you have ten times more bacterial cells in your body than human cells? Find out about the ever-increasing roles for our bacteria or ‘microbiota’ that are being discovered and the latest Medical treatments that make use of them.