Blood stem cell breakthrough could transform bone marrow transplants

This world-first discovery could lead to improved, personalised treatments for children with leukaemia and bone marrow failure disorders. Researchers have made a world first breakthrough into creating blood stem cells that closely resemble those in...

Breast and ovarian cancer newly linked to gene variants

Thousands of genetic changes have been pinpointed in a gene which may increase a person’s risk of developing breast and ovarian cancer, paving the way for better risk assessment and more personalised care.  Researchers from...

From X-rays to Lasers: The Future of Non-Invasive Medical Diagnostics

Antanas Laurutis, of Altechna, believes photonics are reshaping medical diagnostics. The healthcare industry struggles with providing accurate and timely diagnostics. Traditional methods can be invasive, time-consuming, and sometimes lack the sensitivity to catch diseases early....

Genes could ensure right sepsis treatment, faster

Sepsis patients could be treated based on their immune system’s response to infection, not their symptoms. New research uncovers how different people respond to sepsis based on their genetic makeup, which could help identify who...

First UK trial of Deep Brain Stimulation for children with epilepsy

A 13-year-old boy has made history as the first patient in the UK to take part in a clinical trial using deep brain stimulation (DBS) to treat epilepsy. Since the procedure, Oran’s daytime seizures have...

Robotic ‘nerve cuffs’ could treat neurological conditions

Researchers have developed tiny, flexible devices that can wrap around individual nerve fibres without damaging them. Researchers from the University of Cambridge have combined flexible electronics and soft robotics techniques to develop the devices, which...

Partnership to advance ALS research

A new collaboration is working to expand applications of DNA break-mapping technology and advance understanding of genomic instability in the development of neurodegenerative disease, amyotrophic lateral sclerosis. The research is being undertaken by Broken String...

Funding boost for UK pharma – how the Life Sciences Innovative Manufacturing Fund...

Karim Budabuss, Director of Grant Advisory, ForrestBrown, explains what firms need to know about funding eligibility and the application process.  As is the case for many sectors, inflation and high interest rates are increasing the...

High-performance temperature control for Biotechnology and Pharmaceutical engineering

We are LAUDA – the world leader in precise temperatures. Our constant temperature equipment and systems are at the heart of important applications, contributing to a better future.  As a full-service provider, we guarantee the...

Sensors made from ‘electronic spider silk’ can be printed directly on human skin

Researchers have developed a method to make adaptive and eco-friendly sensors that can be directly and imperceptibly printed onto a wide range of biological surfaces, from a finger to a flower petal. The method, developed...

New research into microplastics and nanoplastics urgently needed due to ‘significant’ health threat

A new metastudy published in Cambridge Prisms: Plastics by Cambridge University Press, has identified a body of evidence demonstrating the negative impact of microplastics and nanoplastics (MPs and NPs) on human health and identifying...

Limiting damage from an asthma attack could stop disease

Scientists at King’s College London have discovered a new cause for asthma that sparks hope for treatment that could prevent the life-threatening disease. Most current asthma treatments stem from the idea that it is an...

The cell that remembers allergies

Researchers have made a ground-breaking discovery: a new cell that remembers allergies. The discovery gives scientists and researchers a new target in treating allergies and could lead to new therapeutics, according to research published in...

Calculating risk scores for Alzheimer’s

A new epigenetics collaboration has been announced between Sheffield Hallam University and PharmaKure, a clinical stage pharmaceutical company developing precision medicines for Alzheimer’s Disease (AD) and other neurodegenerative diseases. The partnership will focus on ‘gene-based...

Concussion: 7-year study funded by US Defense Department

University of Birmingham experts will lead a major research programme involving hundreds of people across the UK which aims to transform the way concussion is identified and managed. The seven-year contract by the U.S. Department...

Technology unscrambles microbe chatter

Using a database of over 60,000 microorganisms curated by researchers from across the globe, a new search tool instantly matches microbes to the metabolites they produce. This is the claim of researchers from University of...