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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.

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.

ShanX Medtech secures €24m to transform 1-hour antimicrobial susceptibility testing

Antimicrobial susceptibility testing from ShanX Medtech promises 1-hour, point-of-care antibiotic diagnostics following a €24m funding boost.
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 new MoU between Innovation News Network and ACN 

Innovation News Network is proud to announce that we have signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with the Active Citizenship Network (ACN). Established in 2001,...

Advanced osteoarthritis: the curse and blessing of total joint arthroplasties

Dr Jochen Salber, of the Knappschaftskrankenhaus Bochum, tells us about arthroplasties: the only effective therapy for patients suffering from advanced osteoarthritis. It is estimated that...

Revolutionising cancer immunotherapy with BiTEs and CAR T cells

Did you know that T cell recruiting immunotherapies with BiTEs and CAR T cells could revolutionise cancer immunotherapy? In the future, various immunotherapeutic treatment platforms...

Sea4Us: fighting chronic pain epidemics in line with nature

Sea4Us is a pharmaceutical company working on the discovery and development of drugs active on ion channels involved in syndromes, such as chronic pain. Living...

Controlled drug delivery: working on new options for better therapies

Although the concept of controlled and local drug delivery is not new, there is an urgent need to improve existing systems and to explore...

Changing the lives of patients living with a narrowed aortic valve

Cardiologists from Mainz University Medical Center have implanted a new motor-driven, self-expanding heart valve in patients living with a narrowed aortic valve. Mainz University Medical...

Sequencing the genome of COVID-19

Comprised of the NHS, Public Health Agencies and academic institutions, The COVID-19 Genomics UK Consortium will deliver large scale sequencing to find the cause...

How bioengineering could help the fight against COVID-19

Due to the current outbreak of COVID-19, all science sectors are rushing to help reduce its impact, but how is the bioengineering sector looking...

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...

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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

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Revolutionary footwear technology to prevent diabetic foot ulcers

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Scientists develop novel immunotherapy for colon cancer

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