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November 5 deadline for AMR innovators to share PACE £6 million

October 6, 2025
One of the UK’s largest public-private initiatives for antimicrobial drug and diagnostic development is inviting participants for its third funding round, in aid of global health.

Laboratory News new issue: is science publishing too obsessed with citation?

October 5, 2025
Science publishing has become too focused on achieving citations at the expense of advancing knowledge, claims an industry critic.

Molecule demonstrates success controlling Parkinson’s-associated protein behaviour

October 5, 2025
A so-called peptide switch developed by university scientists could offer a means to prevent the build-up of the alpha-synuclein protein associated with the development of Parkinson’s disease, say the scientists...

Scaffolding cells could be key to targeting diseases, says study

September 27, 2025
Fibroblasts which produce proteins vital to the framework for the body’s cells and tissues could provide a universal drug target against a range of diseases, suggests newly-published research.

Huntington’s result ‘could boost’ ALS/frontotemporal dementia therapy

September 25, 2025
Recent clinical success in combatting the effects of Huntington’s disease could herald wider advances in treating a range of other resistant conditions, says a spokesman for leading gene sequencing biotech...

Research identifies a culprit behind cancer immunotherapy failures

September 20, 2025
A joint UK-Finland academic project has provided new evidence about a longstanding cancer treatment issue: why does immunotherapy fail for many patients?

Phase 2 trials underway for new pneumococcal disease vaccine

September 14, 2025
Trials are underway on a £3.2 million-funded new vaccine to tackle the presence pneumococcal disease, a leading preventable cause of child deaths.

ABPI and NCUB: lack of competitiveness undermining UK life sciences

September 13, 2025
Britain’s place as a global leader in the pharmaceutical and life sciences sectors has plunged in recent years, suggests a new industry report.

Spin-out’s £10 million aims to replace 10 billion single use plastic items

September 6, 2025
Cambridge university spin-out Xampla has won investment worth millions to enable it to develop plant-based polymers capable of replacing single-use plastics.

Psychedelics compounds used to combat inflammatory conditions

September 6, 2025
Birmingham researchers aim to establish whether psychedelic drugs can be harnessed to combat neurodegenerative diseases such as Alzheimer’s and Parkinson’s.

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