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Brain cells head to space in bid to advance neurodegenerative disease research

October 18, 2026
News
Researchers at the Saudi King Abdullah University of Science and Technology (KAUST) have sent two biomedical experiments to the International Space Station (ISS), where brain cells and organoids will be...
Life Sciences, Earth & Environmental, Physics & Engineering
Biology, biomedical research, ISS, microgravity, neurology, Space science
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£3.75m programme targets rising UK mosquito and midge disease risks

October 9, 2026
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A £3.75 million research programme led by the University of Glasgow will investigate how environmental change could alter the risk of mosquito and midge-borne diseases across the UK. The four-year...
Earth & Environmental, Life Sciences
Biology, Ecological science, Epidemics, infectious diseases, Vector-borne disease, Virology
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AI imaging platform targets rare cellular events

September 7, 2026
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Researchers in Scotland are set to gain access to an AI-powered imaging platform designed to identify rare cellular events among millions of cells, potentially allowing biomedical researchers to study biological...
Life Sciences
Biology, Cytology, datasets, funding, Imaging
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MDC invests £1m in biotech approaches to autoimmune and neurodegenerative disease

September 6, 2026
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Two UK biotechs developing new approaches to chronic autoimmune and neurodegenerative diseases have each secured £500,000 from the Medicines Discovery Catapult (MDC) to accelerate development of their therapeutic platforms. Flip...
Life Sciences
Biology, Chronic disease, Drug Discovery, funding, Immunology, MDC
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Immunological Toolbox expands access to veterinary research reagents

September 4, 2026
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A global research resource providing information on more than 20,000 immune reagents has been relaunched with a new platform designed to improve access to tools for veterinary immunology research. The...
Life Sciences, Earth & Environmental
Biological Sciences, Biology, Immunology, pathogens, Zoonotic disease
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African biopharma Minapharm receives up to £12m-plus to advance Bundibugyo Ebola vaccine

August 30, 2026
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African biopharmaceutical company Minapharm Group is to receive up to $16.5m (£12.2m) from the Coalition for Epidemic Preparedness Innovations (CEPI) to advance development of a vaccine against Bundibugyo ebolavirus, as...
Life Sciences
biologics, Biology, Drug development, Infectious disease, Virology
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Poultry sector structure ‘key’ to resilience against avian flu says research

August 30, 2026
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The structure of Great Britain's poultry industry could play an important role in its resilience to high pathogenicity avian influenza (HPAI), alongside biosecurity measures taken at individual farms, according to...
Earth & Environmental, Life Sciences
Biology, biosecurity, Infectious disease, pathogens
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Python becomes first snake to receive pioneering cancer treatment

August 22, 2026
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A 15-foot python at Chester Zoo has made a full recovery after becoming what is believed to be the first snake in the world to receive a pioneering cancer treatment...
Life Sciences, Physics & Engineering
Biology, Oncology, Translational medicine, Veterinary science
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Icelandic fish offer clues to how aquatic life adapts to warming waters

August 2, 2026
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Fish that have adapted to naturally warm geothermal waters in Iceland display distinct physical, behavioural and genetic differences from members of the same species living in cooler environments, according to...
Earth & Environmental, Life Sciences
Biology, Physiology, Zoology
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Addressing the rheumatic disease diagnostic gap via the lab

July 30, 2026
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Early intervention benefits the treatment of rheumatic condition. Too often, delays are caused by lack of access to sophisticated testing procedures, says Tara Bruner. That is where laboratories can make...
Life Sciences
Biology, Medical/Health, Rheumatoid arthritis
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