Articles tagged with "Medical Diagnostics"

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Free webinar: Testing imported pets to mitigate emerging disease threats

June 9, 2021
With the demand for pets rising dramatically over lockdown, and the number of illegal imports keeping pace, the veterinary sector is concerned that the risks for zoonotic disease transmission resulting...

Staying ahead of the bacteria: A new weapon in the anti-bacterial arms race

June 1, 2021
In the perpetual arms races between bacteria and human-made antibiotics, there is a new tool to give human medicine the edge, in part by revealing bacterial weaknesses and potentially by...

Will remote clinical trials help or hinder?

May 28, 2021
With the current world focus on remote solutions, some contract services appear to benefit from place-independence. But Ellie Robertson discusses why, when looked at in greater depth, remote trials aren't...

Can immune cell-based therapies become mainstream in oncology?

May 20, 2021
Can gene editing technology help transition cell-based therapies to solid tumours? Here, Jonathan Frampton looks at the potential evolution of this currently costly approach into mainstream treatment of cancer patients...

Texas CRISPR gene editing opens new battlefront against Duchenne MD

May 7, 2021
Thirty five years ago the human gene that causes Duchenne Muscular Dystrophy (DMD) was discovered. It was hailed as a light bulb moment in understanding the disease mechanism. However, there...

COVID-19: Testing times for laboratories

May 7, 2021
Following what may have felt like a slow uptake of voluntary third-party laboratory testing support during the fight against the COVID-29 pandemic, Lorraine Turner explains how UKAS has fast tracked...

COVID lessons to be learned across the cross-channel cultural divide

April 29, 2021
Has the cross-channel cultural divide impacted Covid outcomes? Bringing a unique perspective on the response from France and England, hearing patient anecdotes from living under the two differing restrictions, Dr...

Designing healthy diets with mathematical modelling and computer analysis

April 22, 2021
When it comes to diets, no one size fits all. Now, researchers have demonstrated a the ability to apply accurate mathematical modelling and computer analysis to predict how an individual's...

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