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Breaking up prolonged sitting linked to lower cancer death risk

July 5, 2026
News
Breaking up long periods of sitting with light physical activity could reduce the risk of cancer death, according to a study led by researchers at the University of Glasgow. Published...
Life Sciences
heart disease, Oncology
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Study identifies best practice for whale shark tagging

July 5, 2026
News
An international team led by scientists at the Marine Biological Association (MBA) has published new guidance aimed at improving the way researchers track whale sharks, helping strengthen conservation efforts for...
Earth & Environmental, Life Sciences
conservation, Marine Biology
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Agreement moves Paralympian McFall closer to historic space mission

July 5, 2026
News
A new agreement between the UK Government and commercial space company Vast has moved UK astronaut John McFall a step closer to becoming the first person with a physical disability...
Earth & Environmental, Life Sciences, Physics & Engineering
Physiology, Prosthetics, Space science
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Latest Lab Talk News in Brief: System overhaul, development, investment, appointments

July 1, 2026
News
Clinisys has completed deployment of its WinPath laboratory information management system at Stockport NHS Foundation Trust, replacing a legacy pathology system that had been in use for more than 30...
Chemistry, Life Sciences, Materials, Physics & Engineering
Appointments, Digitalisation, Investment, Lab build
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International team to investigate origins of evolutionary innovation

June 28, 2026
News
A University of Aberdeen researcher has secured a prestigious international grant to investigate how entirely new traits evolve in animals. Dr Victoria Sleight is part of an international collaboration awarded...
Life Sciences, Earth & Environmental
Biology, Genetics, Zoology
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Gut monitoring device secures £1.6m for clinical studies

June 28, 2026
News
A Midlands medical technology company has secured £1.6m to evaluate a device designed to monitor gut health by analysing bowel sounds, with the aim of providing clinicians with objective data...
Life Sciences, Physics & Engineering
Biology, diagnostics
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LabCycle secures funding to scale laboratory plastics recycling

June 28, 2026
News
Laboratory plastics recycling specialist LabCycle has secured £180,000 from the British Design Fund to support development of its AutoDecon system, which is designed to recycle contaminated laboratory plastics without using...
Materials, Earth & Environmental
carbon emissions, Sustainability
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Implantable photonic device could improve delivery of bladder cancer therapy

June 21, 2026
News
Engineers and cancer researchers at the University of Glasgow have developed an implantable photonic device designed to improve the effectiveness of photodynamic therapy for bladder cancer. The technology, described in...
Life Sciences, Physics & Engineering
Biology, Oncology, Photonics
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Survey finds AI adoption growing in life sciences laboratories

June 21, 2026
News
More than 60% of life sciences laboratories are exploring or piloting artificial intelligence technologies, but only a small proportion have deployed AI agents into production environments, according to a new...
Physics & Engineering, Life Sciences
Agentic AI, AI
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Optical technique detects methanol through sealed spirit bottles

June 21, 2026
News
Researchers at the University of St Andrews and the University of Adelaide have developed an optical technique capable of detecting toxic methanol in alcoholic spirits without opening the bottle, potentially...
Chemistry, Physics & Engineering
Photonics
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Sector updates: the latest Lab Talk News in Brief

June 17, 2026
News
Laboratory Talk, our sister website with a focus on the supplier presents its regular fortnightly catch-up with news across the lab world... HighRes and Cenevo have announced a co-marketing partnership aimed at accelerating...
Chemistry, Earth & Environmental, Life Sciences, Materials, Physics & Engineering
Awards, Investment, Partnerships
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Report links science graduate growth to £6.4bn economic boost

June 14, 2026
News
A modest increase in the number of science graduates entering the workforce could generate an additional £6.4bn for the UK economy by 2035, according to a new report from the...
Life Sciences, Chemistry, Earth & Environmental, Materials, Physics & Engineering
Recruitment, STEM, UK Economy
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