All Health/Diagnostics

Shipping biologicals - the journey of human tissue samples
Added: 29 Jul 2021
Medical research relies on routine and specialist biological samples which must be handled with gre…

Making polymers perform – a research and technical transfer story
Added: 23 Jul 2021
How do you set up and grow a new science-based technology company? Here, we uncover how Dr Don Well…

New report recommends antibody testing within the Covid-19 vaccination programme
Added: 8 Jul 2021
Antibody testing can be used to identify the minority of people who have a sub-optimal response to …

Breakthrough for tracking RNA with fluorescence
Added: 7 Jul 2021
Researchers at Chalmers University of Technology, Sweden, have succeeded in developing a method to …

A CRISPECTOR calls with fresh insight to gene editing errors
Added: 5 Jul 2021
An Israeli research team claims new software can detect unintended consequences of gene editing. He…

Researchers reduce severity of sleep apnoea by at least 30 per cent
Added: 5 Jul 2021
Imagine waking up a hundred times every night not being able to breathe! Believe it or not, data su…

Free webinar: Testing imported pets to mitigate emerging disease threats
Added: 9 Jun 2021
With the demand for pets rising dramatically over lockdown, and the number of illegal imports keepi…

Electron microscopy just became a thousand times more efficient
Added: 3 Jun 2021
Imaging a million samples a second to make electron microscopy a thousand times more efficient, the…

Staying ahead of the bacteria: A new weapon in the anti-bacterial arms race
Added: 1 Jun 2021
In the perpetual arms races between bacteria and human-made antibiotics, there is a new tool to giv…

Will remote clinical trials help or hinder?
Added: 28 May 2021
With the current world focus on remote solutions, some contract services appear to benefit from pla…

Can immune cell-based therapies become mainstream in oncology?
Added: 20 May 2021
Can gene editing technology help transition cell-based therapies to solid tumours? Here, Jonathan F…

Texas CRISPR gene editing opens new battlefront against Duchenne MD
Added: 7 May 2021
Thirty five years ago the human gene that causes Duchenne Muscular Dystrophy (DMD) was discovered. …

COVID-19: Testing times for laboratories
Added: 7 May 2021
Following what may have felt like a slow uptake of voluntary third-party laboratory testing support…

COVID lessons to be learned across the cross-channel cultural divide
Added: 29 Apr 2021
Has the cross-channel cultural divide impacted Covid outcomes? Bringing a unique perspective on the…

Designing healthy diets with mathematical modelling and computer analysis
Added: 22 Apr 2021
When it comes to diets, no one size fits all. Now, researchers have demonstrated a the ability to a…

The Hunger Games: Uncovering the secret of the hunger switch in the brain
Added: 21 Apr 2021
Ever stood at your refridgerator staring into it and wishing you could switch off the hunger pangs …

Innovation roadmap to improve smartphone apps for point-of-care diagnosis and treatment guidance
Added: 19 Apr 2021
A new review paper looks at advanced research in smartphone-based imaging systems for healthcare. T…

Delving deeper into AI and blockchain for healthcare and life sciences
Added: 16 Apr 2021
We are all becoming used to hearing about AI and blockchain, two technology trends that go hand in …

Expansion microscopy: Imaging biological samples at nanoscale using an ordinary light microscope
Added: 9 Apr 2021
Using an ordinary light microscope, MIT engineers have devised a technique for imaging biological s…

Scientists urge swift action to prepare for next pandemic: calls for an Advanced Information System
Added: 7 Apr 2021
An international team of researchers led by Wladek Minor, a University of Virginia School of Medici…