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Saving lives, protecting livelihoods

September 29, 2025
Zoonotic disease Nipah virus (NiV) killed more than 100 people in a 1999 Malaysian outbreak. Simon Graham outlines his work to establish an international consortium that aims to develop a...

UK’s rarest reptile takes firmer hold in Devon

September 28, 2025
Conservation efforts to save Britain’s rarest native reptile have resulted in a 25% year on year increase in numbers at a key site in the west country.

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...

Three essential elements for science-fit Generative AI

September 23, 2025
Generative AI will become ever more embedded within scientific research, the challenge is to keep it fit for purpose. Focus on the trusted, intuitive and fast, says Cameron Ross.

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?

Oxford’s example ‘could generate massive boost to regional spin-outs’

September 20, 2025
An extra £15 billion in funding for UK university spin-outs over the next decade could generate nearly twice that figure in co-investments and create thousands of life science and related...

Front line safeguards

September 15, 2025
Effective monitoring is essential for sample storage and never more so than in the race to halt a pandemic. Gary Bradshaw recalls how improved alarming contributed to the protection of...

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.

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