Life expectancy in the UK has increased by about 50% over the last 100 years, partly due to modern medicines.
This online resource explores pathogens - the microorganisms that cause disease.
This online interactive resource explores some of the scientists that have changed the way we understand and treat disease.
This resource explores preventable infectious disease, which is estimated to cause two thirds of child deaths.
We're hosting a series of lunchtime webinars for careers advisors to learn more about jobs in the pharmaceutical industry.
An introduction to the symptoms, causes and treatment of diabetes, including the manufacture of insulin.
This activity is a simulation to explore how conditions affect the population of rabbits, or of micro-organisms in a petri-dish.
An interactive resource with excellent animated graphic sequences, focusing on the renal system.
A concise resource covering hormones in the human body with clear animated graphics.
An animated graphic resource about the physiology of breathing and asthma.
This resource covers the hormonal control of blood sugar and body temperature and the physiology involved.
A detailed resource covering the dietary and digestive biochemistry and physiology. Human beings need to eat a balanced diet to stay healthy.