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The latest health news from organisations working in the medical science sector to explore and develop effective new techniques for the delivery of cutting edge healthcare.

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.

Researchers find promising way to boost immune response to cancer

Researchers used specially engineered multi-pronged antibodies to better activate immune response to cancer-killing T cells.
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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Scientists develop new photonic sensors to detect SARS-CoV-2

A multidisciplinary team of scientists from the University of Malaga, Spain, is developing a point-of-care system based on photonic sensors to detect SARS-CoV-2. Led by...

Researchers generate new tissues using a magnetic field and hydrogels

A team of researchers at the University of Pennsylvania, USA, have used a magnetic field and hydrogels to generate new tissues. These findings, published in...

European Commission announces its COVID-19 vaccine strategy

The European Commission has presented the key elements of the EU’s COVID-19 vaccine strategy, which aims to distribute vaccines safely and efficiently across member...

Oscillating agitation to increase yield in insulin production

Pharmaceutical producers can count on the innovative FUNDAMIX® Vibromixer to maximise yield in insulin production. Insulin crystals are polymorphic, ranging in size from 50-100 microns....

Exploring robotics and AI in a clinical setting with the ODIN project

A research team from the University of Warwick has been awarded €13m for the ODIN project, which will explore the use of robotics and...

Machine learning and mass spectrometry to improve drug development

Researchers from Purdue University, USA, have combined machine learning and tandem mass spectrometry to improve the flow of information in drug development. Tandem mass spectrometry...

Structural biology to further innovation in SARS-CoV-2 antivirals

A UK-based research team has conducted fragment screening of SARS-CoV-2 for the future development of antiviral therapeutics to treat those suffering from COVID-19. A new...

Nitric oxide shows potential in treating COVID-19 patients

Researchers discover that nitric oxide, which offered an effective treatment against the 2003 SARS outbreak, could relieve the symptoms of COVID-19. As described in the...

The Circle of Health – exploring health promotion frameworks

Patsy Beattie-Huggan, founder and principal consultant at The Quaich, discusses the Circle of Health the impact of health promotion. In 1986 the Ottawa Charter for...

Timing the decay of antimatter improves medical imaging technologies

Atomic physicists and nuclear medicine experts at the University of Tokyo and the National Institute of Radiological Sciences (NIRS) have devised a simple way...

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