AI used to improve cardiovascular risk prediction
AI startup Owkin and Amgen have announced the results of a three-year project using artificial intelligence to more accurately predict cardiovascular risk. This study demonstrates the ability of AI to improve the way that...
Answered: the century-old question about how chromosomes get their iconic X-shape
A study led by a Leicester University scientist explains the biology behind the distinctive structure.
Our cell’s nucleus contains two meters of DNA that must be propagated without error each time a cell divides. When...
A scientific mystery solved: the secret behind that golden glow
By Prof. Carmit Levy The Department of Human Molecular Genetics and Biochemistry at Tel Aviv University’s Faculty of Medicine
Researchers have discovered why tans only appear after we’ve left the beach.
Israeli scientists have revealed the mechanism...
Lung cancer treatment is a UK first
A grandfather has become the UK’s first lung cancer patient to benefit from a state-of-art radiotherapy treatment at The Christie NHS Foundation Trust.
Barry Staniforth, 81, was treated using the Elekta MR-guided linear accelerator (MR-linac)...
Photons used to create artificial quantum neuron
Quantum artificial intelligence edges closer to reality.
Artificial intelligence is used in various applications, such as speech interpretation, image recognition and medical diagnostics.
It has also been shown that quantum technology can be employed to achieve...
Eligible costs for R&D Tax Relief – it’s not just for those people in...
For my fellow professionals who work with businesses to support them with claims for Research and Development Tax Relief, one of our common mantras when explaining to manufacturing businesses, engineering firms and software developers...
Patients lives to be greatly improved by technology revolutions in healthcare
Winners announced to receive funding that could revolutionise healthcare
The projects include developing artificial intelligence for bed availability in hospitals, 3D printing to create tablets and smart phone applications to improve the treatment...
Rare amur leopard born at Highland Wildlife Park
One of the rarest cats in the world has been born at the Royal Zoological Society of Scotland’s Highland Wildlife Park and could be released into the wild in Russia in the future.
It would...
Directing’ evolution to identify potential drugs earlier in discovery
Scientists have developed a technique that could significantly reduce the time to discover potential new antibody-based drugs to treat disease.
Antibodies are produced by the body in response to the presence of a disease-causing agent....
Science employers want an end to ‘endless changes’ in technical education
Endless changes to apprenticeship and technical education presents a serious risk to the development of future talent, according to a leading group of UK science sector employers.
The Science Industry Partnership (SIP), has published a...
Investigational drug fosters nerve repair after injury
Scientists from the University of Birmingham have shown that a brain-penetrating candidate drug currently in development as a cancer therapy can foster regeneration of damaged nerves after spinal trauma
The research, published in Clinical and...
Travel grants for cancer and stem cell researchers
AMSBIO has launched a new 2024 travel grant award scheme for scientists under the age of thirty, employed in academia, research institutions, or companies engaged in cancer and stem cell research.
Working closely with the...
Spin-out raises £8.5m to reveal the ‘unseen world of RNA’
Wobble Genomics – a University of Edinburgh spin-out whose novel approach to RNA sequencing could revolutionise many fields in biotechnology – has raised £8.5m to help commercialise its technology.
Wobble, which is currently operating in...
Life sciences – what’s the big deal?
People often ask me why life sciences are so important.
For me, important things are those which have a clear impact on the future. Things to be addressed now rather than later. Things such as...
Miniature ‘bone marrows in a dish’ improve anti-cancer treatments
Scientists have made the first bone marrow ‘organoids’ capturing the key features of human bone marrow. The technology, devised by teams from Oxford University and the University of Birmingham, is the subject of a...
UK accounts for over 12% of global cell and gene therapy clinical trials
The UK and the NHS are providing the right environment and infrastructure to allow innovative cell and gene therapies to reach patients. International companies recognise the appeal of the UK cell and gene therapy...