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Greener diagnostics: The sustainable revolution

December 17, 2024
From eco-friendly materials to innovative technologies such as spectroscopy, molecular diagnostics is evolving to reduce its environmental footprint while improving accessibility and efficiency. Rachel Sully explains how rethinking materials, workflows...

Making tough choices digestible

December 16, 2024
"To eat is to compete in an arms race," says Dr Chris van Tulleken, whose thoughts on evangelising through science, engaging food producers and self-experimentation promise another absorbing series of...

Stick-on monitor offers cheap and precise warning system for critical conditions, say researchers

December 16, 2024
A novel breathing monitor created by university and commercial partners is capable of providing a low cost, accurate early warning system for a range of critical conditions, claim its inventors.

Biobanks: a vital investment in precision medicine

December 8, 2024
Despite limits in size and investment, biobanks such as Estonia’s are providing deeper understanding of the factors influencing public health and diseases, explains PacBio’s Neil Ward.

British Heart Foundation Heart Hero Awards highlight breakthrough pioneers

December 8, 2024
Cardiovascular research pioneer professor Adam Greenstein has been awarded the prestigious Research Story of the Year prize for devising a potential new approach to treating vascular dementia at the British...

LLMs’ neuroscience predictions leave the experts trailing

December 1, 2024
They’ve long since proved their effectiveness in information retrieval. Now large language models have outstripped humans at predicting science study outcomes.

Cell detectives offer clues to counter rheumatoid arthritis flare-ups 

December 1, 2024
The body’s ‘cell detectives’ could be employed as biomarkers for one of the world’s most widespread chronic conditions, rheumatoid arthritis, concludes a new study.

Research suggests heart condition impacted by many rather than one single gene

November 25, 2024
New research has called into question the nature of the genetic catalysts for a leading cause of heart transplants.

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