Medicine

Scientists say degree courses in complementary therapies and alternative medicine are 'baloney' and 'mumbo-jumbo'. CAM academics disagree passionately. Zoe Corbyn checks out the fray

Pharmacologist Robin Plevin's 'health entertainment' uses drama and humour to spread the word on coronary disease

Newcastle specialist quits UK for France, citing undue focus on embryo research, writes Zoe Corbyn

Funders pool £30m for the interdisciplinary study of dementia. Zoe Corbyn reports

Zoe Corbyn meets the biologist working to boost Sino-British links and probe Chinese medicine's secrets

Aubrey Blumsohn says to blame industry alone for the 'prostitution' of science is wrong-headed

A Wellcome Trust scheme to aid India's fledgling research base could benefit Britain, too. Zoe Corbyn reports

The Polish émigré behind Anna's Building leads the fight against coronary disease, finds Olga Wojtas

Delight at pledge to lift research restrictions and boost science funding. Zoe Corbyn reports

A national cancer tissue bank is building reserves. Its head tells Zoe Corbyn it could spur advances

Uclan working group to re-evaluate degrees in homoeopathy and herbalism. Zoe Corbyn reports

A pioneer of multidisciplinary cancer research, described as a true visionary in the field, has died.

Senior RAE figures offer frank perspectives on the future of research funding. Zoe Corbyn reports

Research councils see a rise in applications but fewer candidates are successful, writes Zoe Corbyn

From Aids to climate change, scientists tackling global threats often struggle to balance accurate reporting with a commitment to drive governments to action. Matthew Reisz reports

Matt Rooney, an engineer and Science Media Fellow, on news-savvy ways to convey your research message