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Roche survey reveals global ignorance of HPV-cervical cancer link

Added: 8 Oct 2024

Around one in two respondents to a multi-country survey had little or no knowledge of the role of H…

Uni-industry pairing to address UK lack of toxicology testing

Added: 6 Oct 2024

Kingston University is joining forces with an East Anglian based testing specialist to open a new f…

Leading marine survey finds home at enlarged Plankton Lab

Added: 6 Oct 2024

Charities supporter the Garfield Weston Foundation and the Marine Biological Association (MBA) have…

Laboratory contamination: The final defence mechanism

Europe to mark lab science’s key role again with dedicated day

Added: 30 Sep 2024

European Laboratory Day returns on 5 November to focus on the contribution of laboratory medicine p…

BioGrad announces national expansion with opening of York site

Added: 22 Sep 2024

Laboratory testing specialist BioGrad Group has announced plans for a major site in York – the fift…

Replacing ultra-processed foods in diet associated with reduction in type 2 diabetes risk

Added: 15 Sep 2024

A new study of the links between processed foods and diabetes risk suggests considerable variation,…

Alzheimer’s Society pledges £9 million for three dementia training centres

Added: 15 Sep 2024

The Alzheimer’s Society is investing in a multimillion pound project to tackle the talent drain of …

Young innovator turns to 3D to scale up stroke recovery tool

Added: 8 Sep 2024

Innovate UK’s 2023 Young Innovators award winner is using 3D printing to put his stroke recovery th…

Dundee MRC PPU wins £27 million-plus for groundbreaking disease and reagents research

Added: 8 Sep 2024

The University of Dundee’s renowned MRC PPU (Protein Phosphorylation and Ubiquitylation) unit has b…

Study suggests potential heatwave impact on epilepsy

Added: 8 Sep 2024

Heatwaves could be associated with an increase in abnormal brain activity among people with epileps…

Cell mapping project gives hope for new insights into endometriosis

Added: 1 Sep 2024

Scientists at the Wellcome Sanger Institute and Oxford University’s Nuffield department of women’s …

AI to help GPs identify those at high risk of heart-related death

Added: 1 Sep 2024

An AI tool that pinpoints hidden heart risk in patients could be rolled out for GPs to use within t…

The right moves

Added: 31 Aug 2024

Finding lab spaces is difficult but there’s more to consider after you secure one. Switching sites …

Heriot-Watt project wins £0.75 mill for alternative to painful cancer biopsies

Added: 26 Aug 2024

Researchers at Heriot-Watt University are developing a new method of identifying cancerous DNA whic…

Dr Chris van Tulleken to deliver 2024 Royal Institution Christmas Lectures

Added: 25 Aug 2024

Science broadcaster Dr Chris van Tulleken will deliver this year’s Royal Institution Christmas Lect…

Game Theory: More or Less: Science & Nature Edition

Added: 19 Aug 2024

More or Less: Science & Nature Edition scores high on accuracy and fun.

Cold cure

Added: 19 Aug 2024

Power-intensive equipment such as fridges and freezers significantly impact energy conservation in …

‘Swifties’ nail 100,000 milestone

Added: 17 Aug 2024

A conservation app dedicated to mobilising citizen scientists to help protect Swift populations has…

Speedy separation offers tool for microplastics and cancer cell studies

Added: 17 Aug 2024

Researchers in Sweden have pinpointed a method to speed the separation of particles in fluids, prov…

Sample preparation of environmental samples for trace metal analysis

Added: 13 Aug 2024

A technical note is available from Analytix that highlights using a Milestone Ethos UP microwave di…