Research
Unclear, inconsistent or delayed communication is adversely impacting patient health, with 61 per cent of patients reporting that their mental health has been negatively affected, a new survey has revealed. The survey of 2,000 UK patients was commissioned by EHR and practice management platform, Semble. Poor communication – which is often out of clinicians’ hands [...]
Boston Scientific Corporation (NYSE: BSX) has received CE mark approval to expand the indication for its current-generation INGEVITY™+ Pacing Leads – thin wires that are implanted in the heart and connected to a pacemaker. This expansion now includes conduction system pacing (CSP) and sensing of the left bundle branch area (LBBA) of the heart when [...]
Biostate AI, a company accelerating biological research through AI models, today announced the launch of K-Dense Beta, a comprehensive multi-agent AI research system that can compress research cycles from years to days, while eliminating hallucinations that plague generative AI models. In testing, K-Dense made a scientific breakthrough in longevity research, which will be published in [...]
Imprivata, has released new research which finds that each UK healthcare facility saves an average of £522,000 annually by using shared-use mobile devices versus dedicated personal devices for clinical staff. Most survey respondents (85 per cent) agree that mobile devices are essential clinical tools, however, nearly half (47 per cent) of organisations have not fully [...]
Non-invasive electrical brain stimulation improved mood in depression patients after six days in a recent study, with only mild or no side effects reported. The treatment, called high-definition transcranial direct current stimulation (HD-tDCS), uses electrodes on the scalp to deliver low electrical currents to targeted brain areas. HD-tDCS is a more precise form of transcranial [...]
Artificial intelligence can help spot which patients with keratoconus need early treatment, avoiding years of routine monitoring, new research has found. An AI algorithm analysed 36,673 eye scans from 6,684 patients to determine who needed urgent cross-linking treatment and who could be safely monitored. The system placed around two-thirds of patients into a [...]
The US FDA has approved clinical trials for genetically modified pig kidney transplants, moving the field from one-off cases into larger patient studies. Biotech firm eGenesis said on Monday it had received FDA clearance to begin human trials using kidneys from its gene-edited pigs. The company plans to transplant 33 patients over two and a [...]
Eli Lilly has launched a platform giving biotech firms access to AI models trained on proprietary data the company says cost more than US$1bn to build. Lilly TuneLab will provide smaller biotechnology companies with drug discovery models developed using years of the company’s research data. These include drug disposition, safety and preclinical datasets representing experimental [...]
US drugmaker Merck has scrapped its £1bn London research centre and will cut 125 scientific jobs in the capital this year. The planned UK Discovery Centre at Belgrove House, opposite St Pancras and King’s Cross stations, was already under construction and due to open in two years. It had been expected to employ about 800 [...]
Life Sciences Hub Wales’ 2024-25 Annual Report highlights how cross-sector collaboration is tackling real-world challenges and making a lasting difference to the health, wealth, and wellbeing of Wales and its people. Life Sciences Hub Wales exists to help propel inspiring life science innovations into frontline use in health and social care across Wales. As a [...]
