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Swallow research produces Eppendorf win for Seeholzer

Added: 20 Oct 2024

American Laura Seeholzer is this year’s winner of the Eppendorf & Science Prize for Neurobiology, i…

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…

Cool roofs could have saved c250 heatwave deaths, claims UCL/Exeter study

Added: 1 Oct 2024

Nearly 250 lives could have been prevented during London’s record 2018 hot summer if the capital ha…

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…

Aston AIME celebrates launch with collaborative science

Added: 22 Sep 2024

The new Aston Institute for Membrane Excellence has hosted its official academic launch at Aston Un…

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 …

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…

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…

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…

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…

Scientists hijack brain parasite for new therapy delivery vehicle

Added: 3 Aug 2024

Harmful brain parasites could be effectively hijacked as vehicles for therapeutic treatment for neu…

Real time tracking could slash millions from bill for lost NHS lab samples

Added: 2 Aug 2024

Supermarket style product tracking piloted at a Leeds hospital could be used to cut the NHS’s mammo…

Smart spoon ‘restores’ dementia sufferers’ taste buds

Added: 29 Jul 2024

Loss of taste is one of the many symptoms of dementia and one that not only impacts sufferers’ qual…

Baby camels identified as key factor in animal to human MERS virus transmission 

Added: 29 Jul 2024

Young camels have been identified as a significant contributor in exposing humans to the potentiall…

Smart clothes are the new cutting edge of physio tech

Added: 7 Jul 2024

Smart phones and watches may have met their match from a surprising source when it comes to trackin…

Government urged to put clinical signup on NHS app

Added: 7 Jul 2024

Labour must include a clinical trials option for patients as part of its commitment to extend the s…

New test could prevent major cause of sudden child deaths  

Added: 11 Jun 2024

A new test designed to measure blood proteins could detect the presence of a serious heart conditio…

Data shows higher heart failure death risk for ethnic minorities

Added: 3 Jun 2024

Analysis of nearly 17,000 patients’ data reveals ethnic minority patients with heart failure have a…

‘Citizen army’ sought to assess Scotland’s mosquito threat

Added: 13 May 2024

Citizen scientists are being recruited to help a collaborative project led by an alliance of academ…