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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…

New body aims to deliver on chemicals sector green pledge

Added: 8 Dec 2024

A new body designed to speed the transition to sustainable chemicals and materials in the UK has be…

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…

Austria invests c€4 million in cognitive study of polarisation and misinformation

Added: 8 Dec 2024

Austria’s leading funding body for research is investing nearly €4 million in a multi-disciplinary …

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…

Cell detectives offer clues to counter rheumatoid arthritis flare-ups 

Added: 1 Dec 2024

The body’s ‘cell detectives’ could be employed as biomarkers for one of the world’s most widespread…

UK space sector growth promises benefits for lab R&D

Added: 1 Dec 2024

Lab innovation has helped enable the UK space sector’s expansion rate to outstrip the wider economy…

Research suggests heart condition impacted by many rather than one single gene

Added: 25 Nov 2024

New research has called into question the nature of the genetic catalysts for a leading cause of he…

Scientists beat chefs to the skinniest spaghetti

Added: 25 Nov 2024

UCL scientists have ousted a renowned Sardinian pasta maker’s record for the thinnest pasta ever cr…

‘University cash crisis will impact future of R&D’ warning

Added: 17 Nov 2024

Reports that nearly three in four universities are facing deficits in the next financial year raise…

Lab News roundup: Honours, market reports, location moves, collaborations and research

Added: 14 Nov 2024

Diagnexia’s new histopathology laboratory in Oxford will have capacity to process 400,000 pathology…

NAMs offer means for UK lead in chemical testing, say Government advisors

Added: 11 Nov 2024

Britain should aim to establish itself as a global leader in testing by harnessing advanced technol…

Life science leaders warn medicine’s Budget windfall must be supported by talent drive

Added: 11 Nov 2024

Chancellor Rachel Reeves’ Budget announcement of more than half a billion pounds-worth of investmen…

Budget delivers financial heft to Labour’s science R&D promises

Added: 3 Nov 2024

The Labour government’s first Budget appeared to confirm a commitment to life sciences and research…

Leukaemia research pioneers share £0.6 million fellowship funding

Added: 27 Oct 2024

Four female scientists leading innovation in cancer research have won this year’s John Goldman Fell…

Finnish university on the circular economy CACE

Added: 20 Oct 2024

Applications are invited for a recently debuted Master’s programme in circular economy chemistry an…

Lab News roundup: multimillion investments and an RF breakthrough

Added: 18 Oct 2024

The University of Warwick is to invest £700 million in its West Midlands campus as part of its Conn…

Lab Innovations exhibitors to share on-stand expertise

Added: 13 Oct 2024

More than 4,000 attendees are expected to produce its largest-ever turnout for this year’s Lab Inno…

Roche survey reveals global ignorance of HPV-cervical cancer link

Added: 8 Oct 2024

Around one in two respondents to a multi-country survey had little or no knowledge of the role of H…

Uni-industry pairing to address UK lack of toxicology testing

Added: 6 Oct 2024

Kingston University is joining forces with an East Anglian based testing specialist to open a new f…