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New potential factor contributing to severity of COVID-19 identified

September 27, 2021
Researchers have found that the so-called 'do not eat me', virus-induced signal protein, CD47, may be responsible for the development of life-threatening COVID-19 symptoms in some individuals. By preventing the...

Fitness beats weight loss for obesity-related health conditions

September 22, 2021
New research finds that increasing physical activity and improving fitness appear to be superior to weight loss for getting healthy and reducing mortality risk. Employing a weight-neutral approach to the...

Think Deep, See Deeper – Free virtual organoid conference

September 20, 2021
Announcing a three-day virtual event highlighting new organoid imaging technologies, supporting emerging stem cell research through 3D microscopy imaging. Olympus is proud to announce its first Olympus Organoid Conference—Think Deep,...

IoT across the pharmaceutical supply chain

September 16, 2021
Following a challenging period of pharmaceutical supply chain disruptions caused by the pandemic, Emily Newton discusses how laboratories might tackle some of these issues and support managers through the novel...

Microbial therapeutics: the new substitute for antibiotics

September 10, 2021
Currently expanding at a staggering rate, the global microbial therapeutic products market is expected to reach US$30bn by 2030. Here, Pratik Gurnani discusses the basis for the rapid expansion of...

Top 5 Questions to ask your Employer about Safe Workspaces

September 10, 2021
Offices and laboratories are often close knit workspaces and as we have learnt that COVID-19 primarily infects via airborne transmission. Research estimates between 60% to 90%. From these statistics, infection...

NHS takes steps to minimise impact of blood tube shortage

September 9, 2021
The Institute of Biomedical Science (IBMS) has delivered a clarification statement regarding the shortage of blood test tubes and the resulting backlog in patient testing. While the situation will have...

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...

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