February 23, 2022

Equity requires us to recognise and celebrate our differences, especially when it comes to health. To exemplify the need for diversity in clinical trials, Daniel Cook discusses what the underlying...

Chemistry, Life Sciences

Biochemistry, Bioinformatics, Biological Sciences, Biology, Drug Discovery, Drugs & Pharmaceuticals, Genetics, Health, Health/Diagnostics, In Depth, Medical Diagnostics, Medical/Health, Oncology, Pharma, Pharmaceutical, Policy, Proteomics & Genomics

February 18, 2022

The National Robotarium has received funds to develop a method to remove the margin of error for surgeons, giving them confidence that they have removed the correct amount of tissue...

Bioinformatics, Biology, Biophysics, Biotech, Biotechnology, Health, Medical/Health, Oncology

February 17, 2022

Many producers have elected to display 'Best before' in place of 'Use by' dates on fresh pasteurised milk products. A decision that has the potential to dramatically reduce consumer waste...

Earth & Environmental, Life Sciences

Biochemistry, Bioinformatics, Biological Sciences, Biology, Food & Bev, Food & Beverage, Food and Drink, Food Science, Health, Health & Safety, Medical/Health, Microbiology, Policy

February 16, 2022

A three-phase project will build a ‘Microbiome Atlas’ to power an algorithm for predicting the microbiome’s effect on the mechanisms of drugs in the body. This atlas will map out...

Chemistry, Life Sciences

Bioinformatics, Biological Sciences, Biology, Drug Discovery, Drugs & Pharmaceuticals, Health, Life Sciences, Microbiology, Pharma, Pharmaceutical, Pharmacology

February 16, 2022

During Lab Innovations last November, Anna Cooper and Raymond Wong were delighted to pick up the ‘Most impactful laboratory research model or simulation award’ at the 2021 Lab Awards on...

Chemistry, Earth & Environmental, Life Sciences

Biology, Cell Biology, Chemistry, Comment And Analysis, Developmental Biology, Drug Discovery, Drugs & Pharmaceuticals, Food & Bev, Food & Beverage, Food and Drink, Food Science, Forensics, Genetics, Health, Health & Safety, Immunology, Inorganic Chemistry, Pharma, Pharmaceutical, Virology

February 8, 2022

To date, there are relatively few studies on the relationship between exposure to laboratory allergens and animals and the incidence of lab-related allergies. Here, Jennifer Wright looks at newer studies...

Chemistry, Earth & Environmental, Life Sciences, Physics & Engineering

Biological Sciences, Biology, Biotech, Energy, Engineering, Environment, Food & Bev, Forensics, Health, Health & Safety, Immunology, In Depth, Medical/Health, Pharmaceutical, Policy

February 4, 2022

Northwestern University researchers have developed a new tool to harness immune cells from tumours to fight cancer rapidly and effectively. Using a new technology called microfluidic affinity targeting of infiltrating...

Life Sciences, Materials

Bioinformatics, Biological Sciences, Biology, Biotech, Biotechnology, Cell Biology, Cytology, Developmental Biology, Health, Health/Diagnostics, Immunology, Life Sciences, Medical Diagnostics, Medical/Health, Microbiology, Molecular Biology, Nanotech, Nanotechnology, Oncology, Pathology

February 4, 2022

In cancer research, it has long been known that lactic acid, or lactate, is produced in large quantities by cancer cells and that this lactic acid disrupts our defence against...

Biochemistry, Biological Sciences, Biology, Biotech, Biotechnology, Cell Biology, Cytology, Developmental Biology, Genetics, Haematology, Health, Health/Diagnostics, Immunology, Life Sciences, Medical Diagnostics, Medical/Health, Microbiology, Molecular Biology, Oncology, Pathology, Proteomics & Genomics, Virology

February 3, 2022

Liquid biopsy is becoming more and more promising for solid tumour research, detection and surveillance. Here, Lab News asks Dr Han Wei what liquid biopsy is, the advantages and challenges...

Biochemistry, Bioinformatics, Biological Sciences, Biology, Biotech, Biotechnology, Developmental Biology, Health, Health/Diagnostics, Interviews, Life Sciences, Medical Diagnostics, Medical/Health, Microbiology, Molecular Biology, Oncology, Physiology

January 31, 2022

BioIndustry Association expert expresses disappointment in the scope of the conclusions draw by NICE in its review of Health Technology Assessments methods and processes. By sticking so closely to what...

Chemistry, Life Sciences

Biochemistry, Bioinformatics, Biological Sciences, Biology, Biotech, Biotechnology, Developmental Biology, Drug Discovery, Drugs & Pharmaceuticals, Health, Health/Diagnostics, Life Sciences, Medical Diagnostics, Medical/Health, Microbiology, Oncology, Pharma, Pharmaceutical, Pharmacology, Policy, Virology