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UK vaccination programme: More to be done!

September 9, 2021
Think tanks calls for Government to continue momentum from COVID-19 vaccination programme as winter flu season approaches "The COVID-19 vaccination programme has allowed the nation to tentatively recover from the...

From Lab to market: Navigating venture capital in life sciences

August 31, 2021
Venture capital (VC) is a vital form of funding for taking scientific ideas from lab to market, but for many academic scientists, negotiating with investors will be uncharted territory. Here,...

UK launches national antibody surveillance programme

August 25, 2021
For the first time, UK Health Security Agency to launch UK-wide antibody surveillance programme for the general public. Antibody testing will now be offered to adults across the UK who...

The one hundredth column from a heart-filled nerd

August 20, 2021
Never doing anything by halves and much to the relief of friends, family, and this editor, Russ Swan walks out of hospital, lands on Mars and celebrates ingenuity, the NHS,...

COVID-19 may impact fight-or-flight response in young adults

August 9, 2021
New collaborative research using microneurography suggests COVID-19 may alter the fight-or-flight response in young adults, potentially distrupting many bodily processes and providing insight into 'long-COVID' symptoms. Pain response, lung function,...

One drug to treat them all: towards a ‘master’ coronavirus treatment

July 22, 2021
Researchers seek and find that precious drug-binding pocket that is so essential to the coronavirus protein function that it cannot be mutated, and therefore remains accessible across all strains. Using...

Making a clean break from plastics

July 16, 2021
Plastic is no longer fantastic. Nadine Bellamy-Thomas looks at how laboratories are adopting more sustainable practices, trending away from single-use plastics, returning to glassware where possible and managing water consumption...

PPE recycling during a pandemic

July 12, 2021
Following on from our online story about COVID waste killing wildlife and how to pick COVID PPE litter safely, Kristin Barrett discusses how laboratories can reduce their solid waste streams...

New report recommends antibody testing within the Covid-19 vaccination programme

July 8, 2021
Antibody testing can be used to identify the minority of people who have a sub-optimal response to Covid-19 vaccination, this is estimated to be up to 10 per cent of...

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