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Second malaria vaccine brings significant advance in scale

October 4, 2023
News
The development of a second effective malaria vaccine has been hailed as a significant step forward in the battle to combat the disease.
Chemistry, Life Sciences
Biology, Biotech, Cell Biology, Health, Immunology, Medical/Health, Parasitology, Pharmaceutical, Policy, Virology
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RVC’s Webster ‘honoured’ to receive prized Leeuwenhoek Medal

September 5, 2023
News
Professor of Parasitic Diseases at the Royal Veterinary College (RVC) Joanne Webster has been awarded the Royal Society’s prestigious Leeuwenhoek Medal and Lecture, which recognises and celebrates outstanding contributions to...
Life Sciences
Biological Sciences, Biology, Cell Biology, Virology
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Study reveals flu pandemics’ 20 year long tail

June 18, 2023
News
New analysis of historic data from the previous two centuries suggests that influenza pandemics create a heightened risk of populations dying from the disease that lasts for around two decades.
Life Sciences
Covid-19, Health, Health & Safety, Health/Diagnostics, Immunology, Medical Diagnostics, Medical/Health, Policy, Virology
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Pirbright virus programmes receive quarter share of new £0.3 billion research funding

May 29, 2023
News
Nearly a quarter of a £0.37 billion new scientific funding package has been awarded to one of the UK’s leading research hubs for animal-to-human viruses.
Life Sciences
Biology, Cell Biology, Covid-19, Genetics, Health/Diagnostics, Immunology, Medical Diagnostics, Medical/Health, Policy, Virology
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Online surveys key to safety data for novel vaccines concludes report

May 28, 2023
News
Online surveys provide an efficient means to gather drug safety data on novel vaccines rolled out at scale, says a new European study that assessed the performance of Covid-19 programmes.
Chemistry, Life Sciences
Covid-19, Drug Discovery, Drugs & Pharmaceuticals, Health/Diagnostics, Medical Diagnostics, Medical/Health, Pharma, Pharmaceutical, Pharmacology, Policy, Virology
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New UK phage centre unveils weapon in battle against TB deaths

May 14, 2023
News
This week sees the official opening of the UK Centre for Phage Research, based at the University of Leicester, in a move designed to boost investment in the use of...
Life Sciences
Biology, Biotech, Biotechnology, Health, Health/Diagnostics, Life Sciences, Medical Diagnostics, Medical/Health, Policy, Virology
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‘Ramp up diagnostic techniques or risk Avian flu spill-over’

March 26, 2023
News
The co-founder of healthtech company Pictura Bio says the UK’s diagnostic testing capacity is not sophisticated enough to tackle an influenza event that spills from avian to human populations.
Life Sciences
Biological Sciences, Biology, Biotech, Covid-19, Health, Health/Diagnostics, Immunology, Life Sciences, Medical Diagnostics, Medical/Health, Virology, Zoology
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First female Chief Scientific Adviser Dame Angela set to assume role in weeks

February 23, 2023
News
Newly-appointed Government Chief Scientific Adviser (GCSA) Professor Dame Angela McLean will take over from her predecessor Sir Patrick Vallance on 1 April.
Chemistry, Life Sciences
Biology, Biotech, Computational Chemistry, Covid-19, Health, Health/Diagnostics, Immunology, Medical Diagnostics, Medical/Health, Policy, Virology
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Replicating viruses work together to thwart opponents

February 19, 2023
News
New research into the cooperative and competitive behaviour of viruses in the human body could help shed light on methods for tackling pandemic events.
Life Sciences
Biology, Biotech, Biotechnology, Cell Biology, Health/Diagnostics, Medical Diagnostics, Policy, Virology
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Aston claims genome breakthrough with computer modelling

January 22, 2023
News
Aston University claims to have achieved the first reconstruction of a virus with its complete genome.
Life Sciences, Physics & Engineering
Biological Sciences, Biology, Biotech, Computer Science, Drug Discovery, Genetics, Health/Diagnostics, Medical Diagnostics, Medical/Health, Physics, Virology
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