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‘Heartphone’ tracker could revolutionise disease prevention

April 14, 2024
The popularity of the smartphone could provide significant advances in the rate of detection of heart failure, suggests collaborative work between Finland’s University of Turku and healthcare tech firm CardioSignal.

Playing it cool

April 8, 2024
In the lab, the need for effective temperature control is a given. And as demands have increased, so has the precision offered by technology such as wireless data loggers, says...

Global forum’s cash challenge to boost cardiovascular funding

April 7, 2024
The Global Cardiovascular Research Funders Forum (GCRFF), has announced a new cash prize aimed at improving funding strategies for impactful research into heart related conditions.

Study links inbreeding and pregnancy loss in horses

April 6, 2024
Mid and late term pregnancy loss among thoroughbred horses appears to correlate significantly with the prevalence of inbreeding, according a Royal Veterinary College study.

Report warns of crisis as Europe’s generic medicines reduced

April 6, 2024
A recently published study that Europe faces a crisis stemming from a substantial decline in the availability of generic medicines.

Lab.or.a.tol.o.gy: Bodge it, Badger

April 2, 2024
Given the realities of working life, a bodge job can beat the company’s purchasing protocols, advises Matthew Partridge.

Science in the round

April 2, 2024
The Science and Technology Facilities Council (STFC) remains one of Europe's largest multidisciplinary research bodies, with a vast network of facilities. Laboratory News interviewed Dr Ludmilla Mee about the unique...

PacBio system to assist Estonia’s national genome scheme

April 1, 2024
Estonia’s University of Tartu has chosen PacBio’s Revio HiFi sequencing system for the next stage of one of the most ambitious national population genome projects.

Five years beavering bears water for ecologists

April 1, 2024
An East Anglian project to reintroduce beavers to the region claims the animals have contributed towards successfully reducing the impact of flooding and drought by storing millions of litres of...

Scaling the digital mountain

March 24, 2024
Hub locations are as much a feature in healthcare as for life sciences in general. Ursula Costa outlines how the Swiss city of Basel is nurturing digital innovation.

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