New treatment target for neurodegenerative diseases
Long-term neurological conditions like Alzheimer’s Disease could be treated using a completely new drug strategy.
Researchers at the University of Birmingham have identified a potential target for drugs to treat serious neurological conditions and foster...
Research shows coronavirus can survive on healthcare uniforms for three days
Viruses similar to the strain that causes Covid-19 can survive on clothing and transmit to other surfaces for up to 72 hours, scientists at De Montfort University Leicester (DMU) have warned.
In a study looking...
Growing microtumours in a dish hailed as ‘rapid way to identify tumour genes’
Researchers have identified a new way to screen genes that cause several different types of cancers to grow, identifying particularly promising targets for precision oncology in oral and esophageal squamous cancers.
The study, published in...
Research offers hope
There is hope in the battle against drug-resistant drugs, though. For example, a newly discovered antibiotic, produced by bacteria from a cystic fibrosis patient, could be used to treat cases of drug-resistant tuberculosis (TB),...
Healthcare a Human Right?
The NHS holds a special place in the hearts of most Britons to the extent that it was featured in the opening ceremony of the London Olympics and according to Lord Ashcroft’s poll published...
Genome editing technology moves forward
Editing the human genomeis a ground-breaking technique which is raising the hopes of millions of people afflicted by inherited disease.
Research has already made significant advances in possible therapies for diseases as diverse as sickle-cell...
Exciting times as developers reveal breakthroughs
Everywhere you look, there is cause for optimism with a number of companies developing devices designed to make life easier both for those who have lost limbs and those who have lost senses such...
Aiming high and encouraging young people into the world of science
Talk to anyone in the bioscience world and they will tell you that one of their major concerns is the dearth of young people coming out of schools, colleges and universities having studied science...
Do AI models and the human brain process things in the same way?
Deep Neural Networks – part of the broader family of machine learning – have become increasingly powerful in everyday real-world applications such as automated face recognition systems and self-driving cars.
Researchers use Deep Neural Networks,...
Engaging the patient as partner
Ceciel T. Rooker, President, IFFGD
There is growing recognition in the research community of the role of the patient as partner – not only in the outcomes of medical research, but in its practice, as...
Many layers to cancer research
Dr Gernot Walko, is a skin biologist and Lecturer in Stem Cell Biology at the University of Bath. In 2017, Dr Walko was awarded a British Skin Foundation small grant for his research, ‘Targeting...
The future of healthcare: enabling a culture of prevention though tech
Our existing healthcare systems are in need of an overdue shift in focus, says Simon Pavitt, Chief Operating Officer, London Technology Club. While the compassion, energy and dedication of healthcare workers should never be...
A historical case with modern significance
In the medical field, spectroscopy technology is being used for research into 470-year-old bones which may have relevance to modern-day sufferers of the bone condition rickets.
The technology helped scientists confirm that many sailors who...
Setting up a Bio Science Business – putting together the Team
This is the second short article in our series on setting up a new business in the bio science space
Beyond the confines of a very small consultancy it is difficult to run a business...
UK-led study marks shift towards genetic era in tackling TB
In a landmark study that may herald a quicker, more tailored treatment for the millions of people around the world living with tuberculosis (TB), UK researchers have shown how our understanding of TB’s genetic...
Remarkable breakthroughs that herald the age of bionics
He was one of the television hits of the 1970s, the Six Million Dollar Man with his super-enhanced vision and reconstructed bionic limbs that that allowed him to run at incredible speeds and jump...