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UK vaccine capability enjoys a >£100M cash boost

Added: 24 Jul 2020

The UK is at the forefront of international efforts to research and develop a COVID-19 vaccine and …

UK-based in-depth study of early COVID-19 detection

Added: 24 Jul 2020

UK digital health and therapeutics company Huma is teaming up with the renowned Fenland Study resea…

Study delivers animal replacement method for vaccine testing

Added: 23 Jul 2020

Dutch, Bilthoven based, Intravacc, a global leader intranslational research and development of vira…

First US-statewide COVID-19 random sample study findings published

Added: 23 Jul 2020

The results of the first statewide random sample study in the United States to measure the spread o…

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Lab-made virus mimics COVID-19 virus

Added: 23 Jul 2020

Airborne and potentially deadly, the virus that causes COVID-19 can only be studied safely under hi…

Cryogenic electron microscopy freeze-frames SARS-CoV-2 spike protein

Added: 22 Jul 2020

The rod-like spike proteins on the surface of SARS CoV-2 are the tip of the spear of the COVID-19 p…

Manchester expert launches COVID-19 global task force

Added: 17 Jul 2020

A world-leading materials expert from The University of Manchester is helping to launch a new globa…

New molecular tool precisely edits mitochondrial DNA

Added: 14 Jul 2020

The genome in mitochondria -- the cell's energy-producing organelles -- is involved in disease and …

5G could support telesurgery during COVID-19 pandemic

Added: 14 Jul 2020

A surgeon demonstrated how telesurgery could be successfully performed using robotic technology and…

Monitoring COVID-19 plasma viscosity

Added: 3 Jul 2020

A clinical viscosity diagnostic instrument is proving to be valuable in the research and treatment …

Instant diagnostic photonics scan for bladder cancer (BLC)

Added: 2 Jul 2020

Thousands of lives lost to bladder cancers each year could be saved thanks to a new scanner that us…

New method reveals how Parkinson's protein damages cell membranes

Added: 2 Jul 2020

In sufferers of Parkinson's disease, clumps of α-synuclein (alpha-synuclein), sometimes known as th…

First volunteer receives new Imperial COVID-19 vaccine

Added: 26 Jun 2020

The first healthy volunteer has received a new coronavirus vaccine developed by researchers led by …

UK Gov invests £400 million in innovation

Added: 26 Jun 2020

Seven major research and innovation projects across the UK have today (Friday 26 June) received ove…

New antiviral technology supports reusable COVID-19 facemasks

Added: 25 Jun 2020

Researchers from Freie Universität Berlin and ITA RWTH Aachen, two of the most recognised academic …

Human rights in biomedicine: action plan 2020-2025

Added: 25 Jun 2020

On 24 June 2020, in Strasbourg, the Bioethics Committee launched its new action plan on human right…

Higher rates of severe COVID-19 in ethnic minorities remain unexplained

Added: 23 Jun 2020

Higher rates of severe COVID-19 infections among ethnic minorities are not explained by socioeconom…

Global alliance for collaborative digital health

Added: 10 Jun 2020

The Pistoia Alliance, a global, not-for-profit alliance that works to lower barriers to innovation …

A roadmap for effective treatment of COVID-19

Added: 29 May 2020

Due to the devastating worldwide impact of COVID-19, the illness caused by the SARS-CoV-2 virus, th…

Rothamsted turn to harvesting coronavirus data

Sarah Lawton | Added: 13 May 2020

A group of researchers based at Rothamsted Research, one of the oldest agricultural research instit…