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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.

Cell division breakthrough reveals a hidden weakness in cancer cells

Researchers have discovered how a natural brake on cell division controls DNA replication, offering a new strategy to target cancer cells.

New UK funding tackles local inequalities in cancer screening

Local communities will benefit from major investment aimed at reducing cancer screening inequalities and catching more cancers early.

Restoring surgeons’ sense of touch with robotic fingertips

Researchers are developing robotic “fingertips” that could restore surgeons' sense of touch during minimally invasive and robotic operations.
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 videogame to treat Parkinson’s disease

Marie-Laure Welter, scientific director of the Movement and Gait Laboratory and co-director of the Brain e-Novation Laboratory in the Brain and Spine Institute, outlines...

New targets and novel biomarkers in cardiometabolic diseases

Dr Yu Wang, associate professor in the Department of Pharmacology and Pharmacy at the University of Hong Kong and State Key Laboratory Hong Kong,...

The challenges of Complex Trait Genetics

Professor Danielle Posthuma speaks to Innovation News Network about her work at the Complex Traits Genetics lab. Professor Danielle Posthuma is statistical geneticist at the...

Towards a better understanding of age-related neurodegeneration

Researchers at the University of Manchester outline the role of prominent metabolic dysregulation in age-related neurodegeneration in the human brain – a metabolic basis...

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Health Technology News

The latest health technology news looking at research into devices, medicines, vaccines, procedures, and systems developed to solve a range of global health problems.

A simple blood test could change how Alzheimer’s disease is diagnosed

A blood test, combined with an ultrathin material derived from graphite, could significantly advance efforts to detect Alzheimer’s disease.

NHS trials AI and robotics to accelerate lung cancer diagnosis

AI and robotics could speed up lung cancer diagnosis across the NHS, helping patients get faster, more accurate results,

AI in healthcare: Transforming medicine for better diagnosis, care, and outcomes

Discover how AI is transforming healthcare through earlier disease detection, smarter diagnostics, analytics, and ethical innovation.

£16.5m UK research drive explores new ways to tackle neurodegenerative diseases

UK researchers have launched a £16.5m programme to develop early, patient-focused treatments for neurodegenerative diseases.

Diseases & Conditions News

The latest news from the health research sector looking at treatments for a range of common diseases and conditions. 

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...

Scientists develop novel immunotherapy for colon cancer

A research team from the Dresden University of Technology (DUT) has identified proteins to utilise in a novel immunotherapy for colon cancer. How is this...