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Garment seams sewn with conductive yarn can be used to accurately track body motion - and can pick up movements that wearable fitness trackers cannot, it has been discovered. New research has found that seam-based trackers hold promise for charting even subtle movements, such as those through yoga or Pilates, or even rehabilitation work. Body [...]
A non-invasive test for bladder cancer has been developed by Nonacus and the University of Birmingham. The test, which is expected to be available by mid-2022, will use highly sensitive liquid biopsy technology developed by Nonacus, and a panel of biomarkers validated by Dr Rik Bryan and Dr Douglas Ward from the University’s Bladder Cancer [...]
Almost 90 per cent of the UK’s leading health providers plan to accelerate digital transformation plans in response to the COVID-19 pandemic, new research has revealed. In a survey of 70 organisations across the NHS and Clinical Commissioning Groups (CCGs), digital transformation was shown to be high on the healthcare agenda, with 98 per cent [...]
A new point-of-care vaccination solution, eVacc, has been launched to help support the COVID-19 and flu booster programmes starting this autumn. In anticipation of official clinical guidance, scenario planning has been underway across the NHS for what looks set to be one of the biggest inoculation seasons in history, with the Prime Minister forewarning of [...]
An ultra-thin inflatable device which can be implanted into the spinal column to treat the most severe forms of pain without the need for invasive surgery has been developed. The inflatable device, created by researchers at the University of Cambridge, uses a combination of soft robotic fabrication techniques, ultra-thin electronics and microfluidics. The device is [...]
A new tech-led state-of-the-art expansion and redevelopment of the Adult and Neonatal Intensive Care Units at Chelsea and Westminster Hospital, which will enable the treatment of more than 2,000 critically ill adults and babies every year, has been officially opened. The first phase of the Adult Intensive Care Unit was fast-tracked to open in March [...]
A new National Training Centre has been opened in the North East of England, which will take advanced therapy and vaccine manufacturing to new heights. Teesside University’s National Horizons Centre is one of three designated training partners which will deliver high impact on-site and digital training as part of the Advanced Therapies Skills Training network [...]
Sponsored feature Scottish health and care professionals across a wide range of clinical settings, including NHS Scotland health boards, are being given access to an individual’s COVID-19 vaccine status through the Orion Health shared care record used in 11 out of the country’s 14 health boards. A project commissioned by the Scottish Government is enabling [...]
Revolutionary AI-based maternal and neonatal care is being introduced in Malawi through a new private-public partnership. Texas Children’s Pavilion for Women, alongside PeriGen Advanced Perinatal Software, working with Baylor College of Medicine Children’s Foundation-Malawi, and Malawi Ministry of Health (Area 25), are bringing the PeriWatch Vigilance programme to Lilongwe. The PeriWatch Vigilance mobile solution, provided [...]
Almost half of life science professionals see workplace culture as the biggest barrier for women in STEM, new research has revealed. In a survey conducted by The Pistoia Alliance, 47 per cent of people believe that workplace culture is the biggest barrier for women embarking on a STEM career. This is followed by a lack [...]
