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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.

Niagara College leads research in healthy ageing and wellness

Niagara Canada is transforming health and wellness research into real-world impact and building global partnerships for the future.

AvantGuard’s AVA-003: A new front in the fight against antimicrobial resistance

AvantGuard’s AVA-003 compound offers a proactive solution against antimicrobial resistance, targeting pathogens with sustained activity.

AI better at predicting breast cancer risk than density monitoring, research finds

An image-only AI model for predicting breast cancer risk provided more precise risk stratification than breast density assessment.
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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A time for change: battery-less healthcare sensor platforms

Researchers have discovered a battery-less healthcare monitoring sensor platform that uses electromagnetic waves as a power source. Thanks to the progress in sensor technology, many...

Osteoarthritis: causing disability worldwide 

DFG Research Consortium, ‘ExCarBon’, explores articular cartilage and subchondral bone degeneration and regeneration in osteoarthritis. Osteoarthritis (OA), a whole-joint disease in which all components of...

Is there still room for innovation for breast implants?

Dr Karine Anselme and Professor Maxence Bigerelle’s groups are continuing to collaborate with clinicians and companies in the development of more biocompatible and safe...

CUTISS on the challenges and opportunities in regenerative therapy

CUTISS’ CEO Dr Daniela Marino explains the current challenges and opportunities in regenerative therapy for burn victims and patients with skin defects. Skin is the...

Medical electrospinning: it’s time to become more engaged

‘It's not the sky that is the limit, it's your imagination’: Managing Director of IME Medical Electrospinning speaks about the possibilities of medical electrospinning. Electrospinning...

Decision sciences: tools to foster value-based health care

Did you know that at the Centre for Management Studies of Instituto Superior Técnico, Portugal, decision sciences are used to develop tools to promote...

The biocompatibility of titanium nickelide for medical implants

A team of physicists are now studying the biocompatibility of an innovative porous material, based on titanium nickelide (TiNi), with human tissue for medical...

New tech to reduce cost and carbon footprint of anaesthesia

An award winning innovation within the anaesthesia industry has been launched at the Royal Cornwall Hospital, after reports that it reduces both cost and...

Personalised, automated tissue therapy by CUTISS

CUTISS’ CEO Dr Daniela Marino discusses the current challenges and opportunities in regenerative therapy. Skin is the largest organ in the human body, composed mainly...

The García-Sastre laboratory: conquering the diseases of the 21st century 

The García-Sastre laboratory focuses on viral host-pathogen interactions, vaccines, anti-viral drug development and cancer viroimmunotherapy to address global health threats. In 1918 when WW1 was...

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Novel eye scanner technology targets neurodegenerative diseases

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