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 Medical aims to detect and eliminate airborne pathogens to combat the spread of infections in…
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 at Universiti Teknologi MARA (UiTM), Malaysia, for Alzheimer’s disease (AD) research. The partnership will build…
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 new platform, Light the Way, in the US, to support those most affected by motor…
ACSR to use digitised pathology for HIV-associated malignancies
The software has reduced the time to provide pathology data from days to hours The National Institutes of Health (NIH)-funded AIDS and Cancer Specimen Resource (ACSR) has announced it will use a Proscia software to research and…
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 Biomedical Engineering and Imaging Sciences have confirmed the safety of a new flow-diverting stent device…
Babies born early have an increased risk of developmental disorders
Around 240 million children worldwide are living with these types of disorders Researchers from the Universities of York, Leeds and Leicester have revealed that developmental disorders are more likely to occur in children born early in comparison…
New study finds heathy cells ‘push’ cancer cells to resist treatment
Slow-growing cancer cells become more resistant to chemotherapy treatment Researchers from University College London (UCL) and Yale University have found that healthy cells ‘push’ cancer cells to grow more slowly in two bowel cancer studies. Responsible for…
NHS rolls out online GP registration to over 2,000 practices
Around 2,100 GP surgeries had enrolled into the digital service by the end of November The NHS has announced that its pledge to roll out an online GP registration service to 2,000 GP practices by the end…
UKHSA urges individuals from ethnic minority groups to get vaccinated
New data highlights the inequalities in emergency hospital rates and vaccinations The UK Health Security Agency (UKHSA) has highly encouraged eligible individuals from ethnic minority groups and deprived areas to book their influenza and COVID-19 vaccines. A…
Study reveals motor neuron region is affected in ALS
The neurological condition currently affects one in 300 people in the UK King’s College London (KCL) researchers have revealed a mechanism behind dysregulated neuronal activity, a key pathology of amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS). The new study, published…
BioMed X launches call for applications in autoimmune disease research
The project will explore the biology of human autoreactive plasma cells BioMed X has announced the launch of a new call for applications for immunology research in autoimmune diseases. The independent biomedical research institute aims to assemble…
Cambridge researchers redesign future mRNA therapeutics
One-third of patients who received Pfizer’s COVID-19 vaccine had unintended immune responses Researchers from the University of Cambridge’s Medical Research Council (MRC) Toxicology Unit have redesigned future messenger ribonucleic acid (mRNA) therapeutics to prevent potentially harmful immune…
Study reveals reducing oxygen levels for children in ICUs will save lives
Around 20,000 children are admitted to ICUs every year in the UK Researchers from University College London (UCL), Great Ormond Street Hospital (GOSH), the Intensive Care National Audit and Research Centre, and the Paediatric Critical Care Society…
Lung cancer screening recommended in Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland
The disease is one of the leading causes of cancer deaths in the UK New analyses by Cancer Research UK (CRUK) suggest that lung cancer screening programmes could save hundreds of lives if introduced in Scotland, Wales…
Secretary of state sets out priorities for UK health and social care systems
The commitments will make health systems faster, simpler and fairer for patients Health and social care secretary Victoria Atkins has set out new priorities to improve the health and social care system in the UK. The new…
NIHR invests £55m to tackle health inequalities and outcomes
Millions of people in the UK are set to benefit from the second wave of funding The National Institute for Health and Care Research (NIHR) has announced a further £55m investment into 11 new Health Determinants Research…
KCL molecular communication system to revolutionise drug delivery
The platform safely and effectively replicates the electric signalling process compounds Researchers from the department of engineering at King’s College London (KCL) have developed a first-of-its-kind molecular communication system to revolutionise drug delivery and the detection of…
New £20m NIHR project announced to combat HIV in England
In England, an estimated 4,500 people are living with undiagnosed HIV The Department of Health and Social Care (DHSC) has announced a new National Institute for Health and Care Research (NIHR) project to evaluate the expansion of…
Brain waves found in sleep shown to protect against epileptic activity
The neurological condition affects around 50 million people worldwide Researchers from University College London (UCL) have revealed that slow brain waves that occur during sleep could protect against increased brain excitability in patients living with epilepsy. In…
Genentech and NVIDIA enter into strategic AI research collaboration
Both companies will use their platforms to accelerate drug discovery and development Genentech has announced it has entered into a multi-year strategic artificial intelligence (AI) research collaboration with NVIDIA to accelerate drug discovery and development. The research…
Alladapt’s allergy treatment receives FDA fast track designation
ADP101 is an oral immunotherapy to treat multi-food and single-food allergies Alladapt Immunotherapeutics has announced that its investigational multi-food oral immunotherapy (mOIT), ADP101, has received Fast Track Designation from the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA). The…
NHS urges individuals to take up cervical screening invitations
Around 3,200 new cases of cervical cancer are diagnosed in the UK every year A new NHS report has revealed that fewer individuals are taking up potentially life-saving cervical screening invitations and has urged them to do…
School of Global Affairs and Ethox Centre launch new research hub
The new hub will unite researchers worldwide to exchange ideas and knowledge King’s College London’s (KCL) School of Global Affairs and the Ethox Centre in the Nuffield department of population health at the University of Oxford have…
Radiotherapy boost shown to reduce treatment times for breast cancer patients
Every year, around 55,000 women in the UK are diagnosed with the condition The Royal Marsden NHS Foundation Trust has revealed positive results from a phase 3 trial, which found that radiotherapy treatment times could be reduced…
Prostate cancer focal therapy could improve costs and patient outcomes
Every year, over 44,000 men are diagnosed with prostate cancer in England A study led by the National Institute for Health and Care Research’s Imperial Biomedical Research Centre has revealed that minimally invasive focal therapies for prostate…
SMART and CAMP collaborate to develop safer T-cell therapies
The new method successfully performs sterility assessments within 24 hours Researchers from the Singapore-MIT Alliance for Research and Technology’s (SMART) Critical Analytics for Manufacturing Personalized-Medicine (CAMP) Interdisciplinary Research Group have collaborated to develop safer T-cell therapies. In…
Study suggests cognitive decline could be linked to hippocampus shrinkage
The findings could benefit patients living with neurodegenerative conditions A new study published in the journal Neurology has suggested that as the hippocampus area of the brain shrinks, the faster the decline in cognitive functions. These new…
bit.bio and KCL to collaborate for neurodevelopmental disorders
The partners will utilise bit.bio’s ioCells to develop multi-cell models of the human brain bit.bio and King’s College London’s (KCL) Institute of Psychiatry, Psychology and Neuroscience (IoPPN) have collaborated to build multi-cell models of the human brain…
Milner Therapeutics to establish new genomics laboratory for drug discovery
The new state-of-the-art facility is set to be operational in early 2024 The University of Cambridge’s Milner Therapeutics Institute (MTI) has announced the establishment of a new world-class genomics laboratory to accelerate drug discovery. In partnership with…
AI-powered ‘MesoGraph’ tool could help clinicians diagnose cancer
Around 3,000 new cases of mesothelioma are diagnosed in the US every year Several researchers, including those from King’s College London (KCL), have detailed how a new artificial intelligence (AI)-based tool called MesoGraph could help clinicians to…
Clinical trial reveals positive results for treating children with rare gliomas
Tafinlar and Mekinist led to a 56% overall response rate in children with BM-HGG University College London (UCL) and Great Ormond Street Hospital (GOSH) have published the successful results from a phase 2 clinical trial to treat…
New NHS software set to improve care for millions of patients
Around £330m will be invested in the software over the next seven years The NHS has announced its plans to roll out a new software in spring 2024 to deliver better joined-up care for millions of patients….
MHRA launches online eligibility checker tool via the IRP
The IRP will bring life-saving medicines to UK patients from 1 January 2024 The Medicines and Healthcare products Regulatory Agency (MHRA) has announced the launch of an online Eligibility Checker tool as part of the agency’s new…