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Mums-to-be living in war zones/areas of armed conflict are at heightened risk of giving birth to low birthweight babies. However the evidence for any impact on the rate of other complications of pregnancy is less clear. That’s the findings of a review of the available evidence conducted by the ÌìÃÀ´«Ã½ and published in the online journal BMJ Global Health.

The ÌìÃÀ´«Ã½ is hosting a photography exhibition which challenges preconceptions of Down Syndrome.

Research from the ÌìÃÀ´«Ã½ is set to improve global health by helping lawyers to think more strategically about the ways in which the law can be used to improve access to life-saving medicines.

Cancer cells can be targeted and destroyed with the metal from the asteroid that caused the extinction of the dinosaurs, according to new research by an international collaboration between the ÌìÃÀ´«Ã½ and Sun Yat-Sen University in China.

Colon cancer, Crohn’s, and other diseases of the gut could be better treated – or even prevented – thanks to a new link between inflammation and a common cellular process, established by the ÌìÃÀ´«Ã½.

Earlier this month, six British women visited the ÌìÃÀ´«Ã½â€™s metabolism unit for a complete metabolic check-up before embarking on a gruelling trek across Antarctica. The Ice Maiden team, who all serve in the British Army or Army Reserve, are aiming to become the first all-female team to ski coast-to-coast across Antarctica.