After all, 50 years after the first clinical trial to cure tuberculosis, the disease still kills almost 3m people a year.

ECONOMIST: Trial and error

Maybe one of those research groups will hit clinical paydirt and come up with a cure for Parkinson's or diabetes.

FORBES: Magazine Article

Dr Amy Roy, consultant clinical oncologist, said this has led to an 80 to 90% cure with some cancers.

BBC: Radiotherapy mask

Clinical trials have suggested the combination of the drug and chemotherapy can increase patient's chances of a cure and may live longer than if they received chemotherapy alone.

BBC: The drug targets cancer cells directly