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Rethinking healthcare data governance

July 20, 2026
The recent UK Biobank breach created alarm within a medical sector embracing data digitalisation. The answer, says Ángel Alberich-Bayarri, is to apply better controls. The recent UK Biobank data breach...

In the new edition of Laboratory News, a focus on healthcare, data and the lab environment

July 18, 2026
The most important technology in modern healthcare may not be AI but the laboratories generating the evidence that makes every breakthrough possible... Our latest edition of Laboratory News explores the systems, environments...

Latest Lab Talk News in Brief: digital expansion, new build, tech collab, new markets, financing…

July 16, 2026
The National Pathology Imaging Co-operative has expanded its national digital pathology network to 15 hospital sites following the addition of the National Hospital for Neurology and Neurosurgery. The platform enables...

Magnetotactic bacteria project aims to develop living cancer ‘magnetobots’

July 12, 2026
Aston University is leading a €1.2m international research project to investigate whether naturally magnetic bacteria can be harnessed to deliver targeted cancer therapies. Funded through the Marie Skłodowska-Curie Actions (MSCA)...

Funding to support colorectal cancer platform targeting ‘undruggable’ proteins

July 12, 2026
University of Bath spin-out Revolver Therapeutics has secured £572k to advance a drug discovery platform designed to target transcription factors, proteins long regarded as among the most difficult targets in...

Life sciences sector urges Government to back investment and innovation

July 12, 2026
The UK life sciences sector has called on Government to maintain policy continuity, improve access to growth capital and accelerate adoption of innovation across the NHS during a BioIndustry Association...

Genomic study sheds light on ‘Typhoid Mary’ carriers

July 12, 2026
Researchers have carried out the first large-scale genomic study of enteric fever carriage in England and Wales, revealing that the risk of unknowingly spreading the disease appears to depend more...

Teaching the rules: Sample handling in class

July 5, 2026
Treat school laboratories seriously, they’re the ultimate stress test environment for products and procedures and for shaping behaviours, urges Isabel Murphy. Even lab managers and suppliers can learn something. From...

Breaking up prolonged sitting linked to lower cancer death risk

July 5, 2026
Breaking up long periods of sitting with light physical activity could reduce the risk of cancer death, according to a study led by researchers at the University of Glasgow. Published...

Study identifies best practice for whale shark tagging

July 5, 2026
An international team led by scientists at the Marine Biological Association (MBA) has published new guidance aimed at improving the way researchers track whale sharks, helping strengthen conservation efforts for...

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