All Health/Diagnostics
Crick Institute’s Swanton wins US$1mill Sjöberg Prize
Added: 15 Feb 2026
One of oncology research’s largest awards worldwide, the annual Sjöberg Prize, has been awarded thi…
UK-Finland study extends obesity health risks to include infectious diseases
Added: 15 Feb 2026
More than one in 10 deaths from a number of infectious diseases are associated with obesity worldwi…
Wearable tech creates user-friendly sleep apnoea test
Added: 4 Feb 2026
New wearable technology developed by the University of Chester is providing fresh insights into how…
Scientists find sweet spot for tackling resistant pathogen
Added: 4 Feb 2026
Australian researchers have designed antibodies able to recognise a sugar present only on bacterial…
Swedish researchers cite biomarker advance for early stage Parkinson’s
Added: 1 Feb 2026
Biomarkers for Parkinson’s disease have been identified by a Scandinavian research team, pinpointin…
Growth in UK advanced therapy clinical trials
Added: 26 Jan 2026
The number of advanced therapy clinical trials in the UK rose last year, with the country being a s…
Study links variants in single gene to incidences of dementia
Added: 11 Jan 2026
New research from UCL has identified variations in a single gene as an under-recognised target for …
Breast cancer is world’s most studied disease for fifth year
Added: 8 Jan 2026
Phesi’s annual report on the world’s clinical trials has revealed that breast cancer has maintained…
Researcher wins £2million for quantum tech ‘spy’ system
Added: 15 Dec 2025
Heriot-Watt University researcher Dr Aldona Mzyk has been awarded £2 million to develop quantum sen…
Microwave tech turns clothes into wearable diagnostics
Added: 24 Nov 2025
Specialists at a Finnish university are developing a series of wearables that use microwave technol…
Firm claims successful results for test identifying 50 cancers
Added: 19 Oct 2025
US company Grail claims that results for its new blood test suggest it is capable of diagnosing mor…
Molecule demonstrates success controlling Parkinson’s-associated protein behaviour
Added: 6 Oct 2025
A so-called peptide switch developed by university scientists could offer a means to prevent the bu…
Research identifies a culprit behind cancer immunotherapy failures
Added: 21 Sep 2025
A joint UK-Finland academic project has provided new evidence about a longstanding cancer treatment…
Recruitment starts on first genetic screening for brain aneurysm
Added: 1 Sep 2025
Genetic screening is being employed to improve early treatment and detection of brain aneurysms.
Novel duo offer early diagnosis for four cardiac conditions
Added: 1 Sep 2025
Two technologies developed in UK institutions and capable of addressing four heart conditions have …
Hearing pioneer James Hudspeth dies aged 79
Added: 24 Aug 2025
A. James Hudspeth, the American neuroscientist credited with discovering how the inner ear translat…
Protein inhibitor offers potential to counter advance of brain tumours
Added: 24 Aug 2025
Drugs that prevent the body from clearing parts of brain cells damaged by cancer could help slow tu…
Innovation in dialysis equipment
Added: 6 Aug 2025
In 2022, more than 30,000 people were undergoing kidney dialysis in the UK [1], all of whom will re…
Study reveals the eye is the window to the heart
Added: 3 Aug 2025
Routine eye scans could help identify major coronary illness up to a decade early, concludes resear…
Study suggests older male endurance athletes have greater heart rhythm risk
Added: 21 Jul 2025
Older male endurance athletes may be at higher risk of abnormal heart rhythms, according to a study…
