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UK accelerates clinical trials with new 2026 reforms

UK accelerates clinical trials in 2026 with faster approvals, innovative reforms, and growing global confidence in life sciences research.

New platform aims to transform the study of spinal cord biology

A new platform will create a high-fidelity 4D model of the human spinal cord using advanced bioprinting techniques and patient-derived cells.

Groundbreaking £50m UK centre set to overhaul clinical trials

A new initiative aims to accelerate clinical trials of new medicines for improved patient care. Find out more here.
United Nations Sustainable Development Goals

The United Nations Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) are 17 global targets designed to end poverty, protect the planet, and ensure peace and prosperity for all by 2030. Our latest health news includes updates from organisations looking to tackle Goal 3 and Goal 10.

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Pfizer’s LITFULO approved for adolescents and adults with severe alopecia areata by European Commission

The EC has granted marketing authorisation for Pfizer’s LITFULO to treat adults and adolescents 12 years older with severe alopecia areata.

Women with cancer have higher levels of chemical exposure, study finds

Learn more about the clear link between women with cancer and chemical exposure to substances such as PFAS and BPA.

New device rapidly controls postpartum haemorrhage

A new intrauterine device can rapidly control postpartum haemorrhage, a major cause of severe maternal morbidity and death.

Brain injury recovery predicted with Artificial Intelligence

Two graduate students from Western University have developed a groundbreaking method for predicting brain injury recovery in ICU patients.

Harnessing AI for faster, more accurate lupus nephritis diagnosis

Learn more about how AI systems can train a 'neural network' to target more accurate lupus nephritis diagnosis.

Enhancing and strengthening the excellence in interdisciplinary biomedical research at TRANSCEND (ESEI-BioMed)

The ESEI-BioMed project advances tumour diagnostics and nanomedicine in the frame of the new translational research centre, TRANSCEND. TRANSCEND is a translational research centre in...

Scientists create the first complete, gapless sequence of a human genome

The first complete, gapless sequence of a human genome has been published in a groundbreaking development. The first gapless sequence of a human genome comes...

The link between mycobacteria and red blood cells causing lung diseases

A research team from Hiroshima University has discovered a link between mycobacteria and red blood cells at lung infection sites. What are mycobacteria? Mycobacteria are a...

Novel eye scanner technology targets neurodegenerative diseases

Scientists have developed novel eye scanner technology that has the potential to detect neurogenerative diseases at their very early stages. In a large-scale EU project,...

Revolutionary footwear technology to prevent diabetic foot ulcers

A research team from the University of Texas (UTA) has developed a self-adjusting shoe insole to relieve pressure from diabetic foot ulcers. Diabetic foot ulcers...

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Scientists have developed novel eye scanner technology that has the potential to detect neurogenerative diseases at their very early stages. In a large-scale EU project,...

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A research team from the University of Texas (UTA) has developed a self-adjusting shoe insole to relieve pressure from diabetic foot ulcers. Diabetic foot ulcers...

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