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Study reveals older exercisers are made of tougher stuff
Added: 6 Apr 2025
Older adults may be more physically resilient when exercising than is commonly supposed, according …
Peptide breakthrough curbs ‘undruggable’ cancer switch
Added: 28 Mar 2025
Researchers have outlined a means to apply drug treatments to previously resistant protein which ca…
EPO: UK patent activity increases for third year but lags behind lead nations
Added: 27 Mar 2025
UK-based innovators have increased their patent filing activity in Europe for the third year in suc…
Further grant-aided purchase boosts AIME’s status as regional science leader
Added: 18 Mar 2025
Grant money of £1.5 million has enabled installation of a new mass spectrometer at Aston Institute …
Universities’ trio share £0.3 million as 2025 Blavatnik science laureates
Added: 9 Mar 2025
Three university scientists have shared nearly a third of a million pounds in prize money as laurea…
UK life science ‘needs 145k new hires by 2035 to maintain global lead’
Added: 9 Mar 2025
Biopharma and medical technology will drive a huge growth in demand for life sciences employees ove…
Therapy licence enables ‘life changing’ treatment for genetic blindness
Added: 22 Feb 2025
UCL retinal specialists received special permission to use a novel therapy to restore some sight to…
Second Innovate UK regulatory science initiative: £4.7 million for 11 projects
Added: 22 Feb 2025
Innovate UK has announced a second multimillion pound initiative in less than a month, to develop r…
Funds of £13 mill boost AIME to make Birmingham membrane research hub
Added: 13 Feb 2025
Aston Institute for Membrane Excellence (AIME) has received public and private funding of more than…
Wolfson grant enables purchase of world’s fastest scanning microscope
Added: 9 Feb 2025
Pioneering dementia research professor Roslyn Bill has welcomed the announcement of a £0.5 million …
Crafoord Prize laureates honoured for autoimmune disease work
Added: 8 Feb 2025
Darwin and Wallace, Newton and Leibniz, or Priestley, Scheele and Lavoisier – history provides nume…
Seven CERSI centres launched to speed regulatory innovation in UK medicine
Added: 28 Jan 2025
Innovate UK has announced seven Centres of Excellence for Regulatory Science and Innovation (CERSIs…
Gallium-based bone cancer therapy paste secures £110k support
Added: 27 Jan 2025
Grant money of £110,000 has been awarded to help develop an injectable paste that could have the po…
Composite product offers hope for neurodegenerative conditions, claim developers
Added: 13 Jan 2025
A novel composite material created by two UK universities has the potential to provide new treatmen…
Imperial’s smart heart reading T-shirt nets £340k
Added: 6 Jan 2025
Imperial College London researchers have secured more than a third of a million pounds to enable th…
Access your free copy of the Laboratory News Christmas issue…
Added: 20 Dec 2024
Scientist and presenter Dr Chris van Tulleken explains why eating is like an arms race as he prepar…
Stick-on monitor offers cheap and precise warning system for critical conditions, say researchers
Added: 16 Dec 2024
A novel breathing monitor created by university and commercial partners is capable of providing a l…
Durham points the way for rapid delivery global surveys
Added: 8 Dec 2024
Durham university says it has achieved one of the highest ever response rates for a global, large s…
British Heart Foundation Heart Hero Awards highlight breakthrough pioneers
Added: 8 Dec 2024
Cardiovascular research pioneer professor Adam Greenstein has been awarded the prestigious Research…
LLMs’ neuroscience predictions leave the experts trailing
Added: 1 Dec 2024
They’ve long since proved their effectiveness in information retrieval. Now large language models h…
