February 4, 2024

A study comparing the UK and Norway over two decades, has concluded that antibiotic use may drive a rise in treatment-resistant bacteria but not in every instance.

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January 28, 2024

EnsiliTech, the University of Bath spin-out pioneering new methods of transporting medicines and food without reliance on refrigeration, has won a £1.7 million contract to develop the world's first thermally...

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January 21, 2024

Nine scientists have shared the 2024 Blavatnik Awards for Young Scientists in the UK and with it a share in almost half a million pounds-worth of prize money.

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December 21, 2023

Azenta Life Sciences has selected Oxford as the location for its state of the art genomics lab opening in early 2024.

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November 27, 2023

Non-healthcare bodies such as DEFRA need to collaborate more fully with healthcare organisations in order to boost preparations against new pandemics, warned a leading genomics expert.

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November 19, 2023

The British Heart Foundation (BHF) and the UK Dementia Research Institute (UK DRI) will establish the UK’s first research centre dedicated to finding new treatments for vascular dementia.

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November 19, 2023

Glox Therapeutics, a company developing precision antibiotic therapies, has raised £4.3 million in seed funding to develop effective targeted therapeutics against antibiotic-resistant bacteria.

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November 6, 2023

Tests comparing artificial intelligence and standard biopsies revealed that AI had an 86% greater success rate than its competitor, suggests new research from The Royal Marsden NHS Foundation Trust and...

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October 23, 2023

Leading medical bodies have pioneered the launch of the UK’s first total body non-invasive PET imaging technique for early onset disease identification.

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October 22, 2023

Advanced prostate cancer tumours can be prevented from hijacking myeloid white blood cells to help fuel their growth, re-sensitising the disease for treatment, suggests new research published in Nature.

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