The software has reduced the time to provide pathology data from days to hours The National Institutes of Health (NIH)-funded AIDS and […]
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Study confirms safety of new flow-diverting stent to treat brain aneurysms
In England, ruptured brain aneurysms occur in around one in 15,000 people every year Researchers from King’s College London’s (KCL) School of […]
NHS expands home-testing kits to detect bowel cancer earlier
Bowel cancer is currently the third most common type of cancer in England The NHS has announced the expansion of its home-testing […]
Wearable technology to be offered to thousands with type 1 diabetes in UK
The condition affects around 270,935 people in England and 16,090 people in Wales The National Institute for Health and Care Excellence (NICE) […]
Key Parkinson’s protein could offer new potential targets for treatment
The findings could lead to new treatments to target the mTOR and ease PD symptoms Researchers from Johns Hopkins University School of […]
Novo Nordisk Foundation establishes new vaccine initiative worth $260m
NIVI aims to create new or improve vaccines to combat deadly airborne infections The Novo Nordisk Foundation has committed $260m to establish […]
Heart vests to identify those at high risk of sudden cardiac death
In the UK, heart rhythms affect around two million people and can cause sudden death A re-useable heart vest developed by researchers […]
BioMed X and Ono Pharmaceutical enter joint cancer research project
In 2020, there were over ten million deaths worldwide associated with cancer The BioMed X Institute and Ono Pharmaceutical have announced a […]
Cognitive decline in early Alzheimer’s could stem from serotonin loss
MCI patients had 25% lower levels of serotonin compared to healthy patients Researchers from Johns Hopkins Medicine have suggested that serotonin loss […]
Digital health collaboration to trial AI-powered X-rays for lung cancer detection
Earlier diagnosis could increase patient survival rates by five years or more The University of Glasgow has announced that an artificial intelligence […]
PharmaKure and UiTM enter research partnership for Alzheimer’s disease
The collaboration aims to develop biomarker-based diagnostics for the condition PharmaKure has announced a research collaboration agreement with the Faculty of Pharmacy […]
Sano Genetics launches ‘Light the Way’ programme for MND
The free programme will be offered to those who are affected by the condition Sano Genetics has announced the launch of its […]
AstriVax awarded €3m to develop therapeutic vaccine for hepatitis B
The funding builds on AstriVax’s €30m in seed funding for its vaccine platform AstriVax has announced that it has been awarded a […]
New filtering system to combat spread of infections in hospitals
The combined system works to detect and eliminate airborne pathogens A new air-filtering system developed by the University of Glasgow and Pinpoint […]