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Borderline anaemia linked to increased mortality risk, study finds

September 13, 2026
News
People with haemoglobin levels just above the threshold currently used to diagnose anaemia may face a higher risk of death than those with higher haemoglobin concentrations within the normal range,...
Life Sciences
Data analysis, Haematology, R&D, WHO
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Deadline approaching for UK musculoskeletal innovation accelerator applicants

September 13, 2026
News
Researchers, clinicians, engineers and entrepreneurs developing new technologies for musculoskeletal health have until 4 October to apply for the 2026 MSK Innovation Accelerator. The six-month, fully funded programme offers each...
Physics & Engineering, Life Sciences
Investment, Medical technology, Musculoskeletal health
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AI life sciences adoption hampered by business processes, survey finds

September 13, 2026
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Healthcare and life sciences organisations are struggling to integrate AI into existing business processes, with a new survey suggesting that poorly designed or legacy processes are undermining AI initiatives and...
Life Sciences, Physics & Engineering
AI & Digitalisation, Regulation & compliance
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AI imaging platform targets rare cellular events

September 7, 2026
News
Researchers in Scotland are set to gain access to an AI-powered imaging platform designed to identify rare cellular events among millions of cells, potentially allowing biomedical researchers to study biological...
Life Sciences
Biology, Cytology, datasets, funding, Imaging
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MDC invests £1m in biotech approaches to autoimmune and neurodegenerative disease

September 6, 2026
News
Two UK biotechs developing new approaches to chronic autoimmune and neurodegenerative diseases have each secured £500,000 from the Medicines Discovery Catapult (MDC) to accelerate development of their therapeutic platforms. Flip...
Life Sciences
Biology, Chronic disease, Drug Discovery, funding, Immunology, MDC
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Birmingham’s Dexter spins out to unlock healthcare data for research

September 6, 2026
News
The University of Birmingham has launched Dexter AI Ltd, a new spin-out commercialising a web-based platform designed to extract analysable datasets from electronic health records and other healthcare data sources....
Physics & Engineering
Big Data, Data analysis, Medical/Health
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Immunological Toolbox expands access to veterinary research reagents

September 4, 2026
News
A global research resource providing information on more than 20,000 immune reagents has been relaunched with a new platform designed to improve access to tools for veterinary immunology research. The...
Life Sciences, Earth & Environmental
Biological Sciences, Biology, Immunology, pathogens, Zoonotic disease
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African biopharma Minapharm receives up to £12m-plus to advance Bundibugyo Ebola vaccine

August 30, 2026
News
African biopharmaceutical company Minapharm Group is to receive up to $16.5m (£12.2m) from the Coalition for Epidemic Preparedness Innovations (CEPI) to advance development of a vaccine against Bundibugyo ebolavirus, as...
Life Sciences
biologics, Biology, Drug development, Infectious disease, Virology
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Poultry sector structure ‘key’ to resilience against avian flu says research

August 30, 2026
News
The structure of Great Britain's poultry industry could play an important role in its resilience to high pathogenicity avian influenza (HPAI), alongside biosecurity measures taken at individual farms, according to...
Earth & Environmental, Life Sciences
Biology, biosecurity, Infectious disease, pathogens
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Researchers call for investigation into potential blood transfusion risk from harmful brain proteins

August 27, 2026
News
Researchers from UCL and University College London Hospitals have called for further investigation into whether blood transfusions could inadvertently transmit harmful proteins associated with Alzheimer's disease and cerebral amyloid angiopathy....
Life Sciences
Dementia, Haematology, Protein science
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Python becomes first snake to receive pioneering cancer treatment

August 22, 2026
News
A 15-foot python at Chester Zoo has made a full recovery after becoming what is believed to be the first snake in the world to receive a pioneering cancer treatment...
Life Sciences, Physics & Engineering
Biology, Oncology, Translational medicine, Veterinary science
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Metal combinations ‘may help drive chemotherapy resistance’ in lung cancer

August 22, 2026
News
Combinations of metals inside tumour cells could help explain why some lung cancers become resistant to chemotherapy, according to new research from Durham University and Pleco Therapeutics. The study found...
Life Sciences, Chemistry, Earth & Environmental, Materials
Cytology, Environmental pollution, Oncology
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