All Health/Diagnostics

US environmental agency to end animal testing by 2035
Added: 18 Sep 2019
The US Environmental Protection Agency will phase out animal testing of chemical products by 2035, …

The good, the bad and the brexit
Added: 16 Sep 2019
The new Government has been in place for only a few weeks now and in that time, we’ve already had a…

Seven virtual data hubs to boost health R&D
Added: 13 Sep 2019
The UK government is funding seven new virtual data-sharing hubs to help develop new treatments for…

Celebrating the improbable
Added: 13 Sep 2019
Another year, another heart-warming evening commemorating the silly, unusual and often random side …

Scotland plans lung cancer biomarker rollout
Added: 11 Sep 2019
A NHS-backed trial in Scotland using blood biomarkers to detect early signs of lung cancer four yea…

Rhamnolipids show promise in AMR fight
Added: 11 Sep 2019
Small biosurfactant molecules known as rhamnolipids could be the key to ending antibiotic resistanc…

Intestinal microbiota shows potential as diagnostic tool
Added: 10 Sep 2019
The composition of intestinal microbiology can influence chances of developing bowel cancer, resear…

Defending our last line
Added: 10 Sep 2019
Swift action is vital in the battle against AMR. But as our last lines of defense begin to fall to …

Matter over mind
Added: 10 Sep 2019
Materials science and nanotech are vital for developing implantable microdevices but there are seve…

Are you ready for show time?
Added: 9 Sep 2019
Once again we are delighted to have partnered with the Lab Innovations show – and we want you to be…

AI biomarker predicts heart attacks
Added: 5 Sep 2019
A new AI-powered imaging biomarker is said to predict hearts attacks at least five years before the…

Medipath adds AI diagnostics to pathology labs
Added: 5 Sep 2019
AI diagnostics company Ibex Medical Analytics has partnered Medipath, the largest network of privat…

WHO joins Plan S
Added: 3 Sep 2019
The World Health Organisation has become the first United Nations agency to join Plan S, the global…

Ghost of science future
Added: 2 Sep 2019
Well, here we are. Four months from the completion of the second decade in the third millennium.

International research projects get £3.6M
Added: 29 Aug 2019
Research England has divvied up £3.6 million for eight research institutions in the UK to help fund…

Going viral
Added: 28 Aug 2019
Foodborne viruses present a major challenge to the safety of a range of foods including ready–to–ea…

A mysterious relationship
Added: 28 Aug 2019
It is hardly a secret that obesity continues to emerge as a pandemic, but less well known is the bi…

RC of Pathologists opens new £12M HQ
Added: 20 Aug 2019
The Royal College of Pathologists has relocated its headquarters to a new £12 million office in Ald…

Knowing a lot about very little
Added: 19 Aug 2019
The potential of nanomedicine to tackle many diseases is immense, but we really don’t know much abo…

Five things you learn from working in cleanrooms
Added: 19 Aug 2019
Want to avoid committing a serious faux pas before you start working in cleanrooms? That would be h…