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Organ on a chip tracks gut-to-brain toxins for Parkinson’s clues

Added: 16 Dec 2024

Researchers have developed a new multiple organ-on-chip system to help study how neurotoxins move f…

Stick-on monitor offers cheap and precise warning system for critical conditions, say researchers

Added: 16 Dec 2024

A novel breathing monitor created by university and commercial partners is capable of providing a l…

British Heart Foundation Heart Hero Awards highlight breakthrough pioneers

Added: 8 Dec 2024

Cardiovascular research pioneer professor Adam Greenstein has been awarded the prestigious Research…

Cell detectives offer clues to counter rheumatoid arthritis flare-ups 

Added: 1 Dec 2024

The body’s ‘cell detectives’ could be employed as biomarkers for one of the world’s most widespread…

Research suggests heart condition impacted by many rather than one single gene

Added: 25 Nov 2024

New research has called into question the nature of the genetic catalysts for a leading cause of he…

Lab News roundup: Honours, market reports, location moves, collaborations and research

Added: 14 Nov 2024

Diagnexia’s new histopathology laboratory in Oxford will have capacity to process 400,000 pathology…

Data FOMO may undermine clinical trials’ ROI, Phesi warns 

Added: 11 Nov 2024

‘FOMO’ (fear of missing out) may be partly to blame for an over-collection of data that has dogged …

Leukaemia research pioneers share £0.6 million fellowship funding

Added: 27 Oct 2024

Four female scientists leading innovation in cancer research have won this year’s John Goldman Fell…

Swallow research produces Eppendorf win for Seeholzer

Added: 20 Oct 2024

American Laura Seeholzer is this year’s winner of the Eppendorf & Science Prize for Neurobiology, i…

Roche survey reveals global ignorance of HPV-cervical cancer link

Added: 8 Oct 2024

Around one in two respondents to a multi-country survey had little or no knowledge of the role of H…

Cool roofs could have saved c250 heatwave deaths, claims UCL/Exeter study

Added: 1 Oct 2024

Nearly 250 lives could have been prevented during London’s record 2018 hot summer if the capital ha…

Aston AIME celebrates launch with collaborative science

Added: 22 Sep 2024

The new Aston Institute for Membrane Excellence has hosted its official academic launch at Aston Un…

Replacing ultra-processed foods in diet associated with reduction in type 2 diabetes risk

Added: 15 Sep 2024

A new study of the links between processed foods and diabetes risk suggests considerable variation,…

Alzheimer’s Society pledges £9 million for three dementia training centres

Added: 15 Sep 2024

The Alzheimer’s Society is investing in a multimillion pound project to tackle the talent drain of …

Study suggests potential heatwave impact on epilepsy

Added: 8 Sep 2024

Heatwaves could be associated with an increase in abnormal brain activity among people with epileps…

AI to help GPs identify those at high risk of heart-related death

Added: 1 Sep 2024

An AI tool that pinpoints hidden heart risk in patients could be rolled out for GPs to use within t…

Dr Chris van Tulleken to deliver 2024 Royal Institution Christmas Lectures

Added: 25 Aug 2024

Science broadcaster Dr Chris van Tulleken will deliver this year’s Royal Institution Christmas Lect…

Speedy separation offers tool for microplastics and cancer cell studies

Added: 17 Aug 2024

Researchers in Sweden have pinpointed a method to speed the separation of particles in fluids, prov…

Scientists hijack brain parasite for new therapy delivery vehicle

Added: 3 Aug 2024

Harmful brain parasites could be effectively hijacked as vehicles for therapeutic treatment for neu…

Real time tracking could slash millions from bill for lost NHS lab samples

Added: 2 Aug 2024

Supermarket style product tracking piloted at a Leeds hospital could be used to cut the NHS’s mammo…