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DIY microscope 'could save thousands'
Added: 26 Nov 2014
A university student has created his own high-tech inverted microscope using a cheap instrument pur…
UK facility to bridge robotics gap
Added: 25 Nov 2014
The Bristol Robotics Laboratory (BRL) is launching an initiative to encourage and support the take …
GE develops brain imaging 'helmet'
Added: 24 Nov 2014
Scientists at GE Research are currently developing a wearable, high-resolution imaging ’helmet’ tha…
Review speeds access to 'medical breakthroughs'
Added: 20 Nov 2014
Life sciences minister George Freeman will today discuss the success of the UK life sciences strate…
'Mexican wave' effect key to brain function
Added: 18 Nov 2014
Scientists have discovered the mechanisms that enable inhibitory neurons to “persuade” other brain …
Curbing HIV with social media
Added: 29 Oct 2014
’Big data’ taken from social media posts could be used reduce the spread of diseases such as HIV, a…
Automated liquid handling exhibiting growth
Added: 29 Oct 2014
The requirement for non-contact liquid handling systems is boosting the automated sector, a Frost &…
Cancer Research UK signs experimental drugs deal
Added: 28 Oct 2014
Jointly funded project will provide access to potential new treatments and help boost blood cancer …
Union calls for Ebola drug funding
Added: 27 Oct 2014
The survival rate for those who catch Ebola is roughly 30%, suggesting immunity to the disease is p…
Gold nanosensor improves drug monitoring
Added: 27 Oct 2014
A Canadian research team claims its nanoscale device can help minimise a cancer drug’s adverse side…
£230m for research technologies
Added: 23 Oct 2014
Chancellor George Osborne has announced new government investment for technologies to help revoluti…
Autonomous 'walkers' navigate cell surfaces
Added: 23 Oct 2014
A new system that mimics the body’s ability to guide cells, enzymes and molecules to specific struc…
AbbVie-Shire deal falls through
Added: 21 Oct 2014
AbbVie’s £32 billion takeover of drugs firm Shire has been terminated, both companies have confirme…
Diarrhoea drug "shows promise"
Added: 20 Oct 2014
A new drug designed to reduce the symptoms associated with chronic diarrhoea has shown promise in a…
Experimental drug Bill gets government backing
Added: 20 Oct 2014
A new law which would give dying patients access to untested medicines has received backing from th…
Test developed for ovarian cancer
Added: 16 Oct 2014
Researchers at Imperial College London (ICL) have developed a test that will help doctors choose th…
Light-activated diabetes treatment possible
Added: 14 Oct 2014
Researchers at Imperial College London (ICL) have created a light-activated drug that could reduce …
Myeloma drug trials to begin
Added: 13 Oct 2014
Researchers at Imperial College London (ICL) have developed a cancer drug which they plan to trial …
Lab-on-a-chip device could combat cancer
Added: 8 Oct 2014
Early-detection system could dramatically advance lung cancer diagnosis, researchers claim.
Stem cell characteristics key to tissue repair
Added: 7 Oct 2014
Researchers have identified key characteristics that distinguish various types of immature stem cel…
