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Imaging breakthrough may provide ASD diagnosis biomarker

November 27, 2022
Scientists at Yale University say they have identified a possible biomarker for autism spectrum disorder (ASD), based upon one of the condition’s common hallmarks.

Start-up raises £0.5 million-plus towards hard tumour immunotherapy goal

November 27, 2022
Start-up Neobe Therapeutics has raised £520K towards financing its endeavours to reduce barriers to immunotherapy in cancer patients with solid tumours.

Birmingham Uni institute’s Arlt to be new MRC London Institute Director

November 27, 2022
Award-winning clinical endocrinologist Professor Wiebke Arlt will be the new Director of the Medical Research Council London Institute of Medical Sciences from 1 January.

Millions of pounds of expired Covid PPE faces disposal, claims firm

November 22, 2022
A surplus of personal protective equipment to deal with an expected third winter spike in Covid-19 cases has created an increase in disposal enquries, says one waste disposal company.

Data explosion threatens Catch 22 for pathogen research

November 20, 2022
Science’s efforts to tackle the challenge of antimicrobial resistance (AMR) is being hampered by the massive increase in the very information designed to help them in their efforts, warns a...

Biotech innovators honoured at OBN 2022

November 20, 2022
Rising stars of the biotech world were once again thrown in the spotlight at the annual OBN awards with 11 firms winning in 12 categories.

Kent Uni lab aims to tackle footballer cardiac threat

November 20, 2022
The University of Kent claims it has achieved a first for UK labs by directly imaging at photomicrographic level how muscle activity is controlled.

Heriot-Watt joint initiative to market medical design

November 14, 2022
Heriot-Watt University and Technology Scotland will work together to boost access to sustainable medical device design capabilities for small to medium enterprises (SMEs).

UK materials scientist wins prestigious Hamburg Prize

November 14, 2022
The British scientist Nicola Spaldin has won the prestigious Hamburg Prize for Theoretical Physics for her work on the development of multiferroic materials.

Swiss-UK deal eases EU Horizon disappointments

November 14, 2022
Britain and Switzerland have sealed an agreement for collaboration on research and innovation projects.

Tech challenges hinder mountain water data gathering

November 7, 2022
Global failure to make better use of the latest monitoring technologies for high altitude water data is limiting scientists’ ability to understand better the effects of climate change upon supply...

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