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Cyber warning issued for key healthcare organisations

May 5, 2020
The National Cyber Security Centre (NCSC) has issued a cyber security warning to healthcare organisations involved in the COVID-19 response. Following publication of the lasted joint advisory, the NCSC and...

Confirmed: SARS-CoV-2 has not mutated

May 5, 2020
Analysis work from the MRC-University of Glasgow Centre for Virus Research provides evidence that SARS-CoV-2, the virus that causes COVID-19, has not mutated into different types.

Activation of the SARS coronavirus 2 revealed

May 5, 2020
The Infection Biology Unit of the German Primate Center (DPZ) - Leibniz Institute for Primate Research has now shown that the activation sequence for entry of SARS coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2)...

A counterintuitive approach to treating Covid-19

May 3, 2020
A new USC study suggests that temporarily suppressing the body's immune system during the early stages of COVID-19 could help a patient avoid severe symptoms. Research, published online in the...

Controlled spherical crystallography for targeted drug delivery

May 3, 2020
Results from a research collaboration between researchers at Drexel’s College of Engineering and the Chemistry Department at the University of Tennessee, Knoxville demonstrate how to control the formation of structures...

Real-time observation of enzymatic processes on DNA

May 3, 2020
Scientists at the University of Konstanz have used infrared spectroscopy to visualise the biochemical processes that take place at DNA strand breaks involving PARP1. These observations could provide important insight...

Heath Secretary thanks you!

April 30, 2020
Health Secretary pays tribute to UK life sciences companies, as testing ramps up for COVID-19

A question of reagents

April 30, 2020
At the time of writing, more than 1.3M people have been infected and more than 72,600 deaths have been linked to the current outbreak of coronavirus. We caught up with...

Predicting heart disease with AI

April 29, 2020
A revolutionary new medical device that can predict coronary artery disease – the number one cause of death globally - has been developed by a UK health-tech firm in a...

Certified 3D printed face shields for NHS

April 29, 2020
Engineers at the University of Nottingham have designed a PPE face shield with CE approval that they are 3D printing at scale for healthcare workers to use in the fight...

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