Research
Life Sciences Hub Wales and the Academy of Medical Sciences have launched their Cancer Care Accelerator Fund. Up to £10,000 in seed funding alongside bespoke support is now available for UK-based organisations working on collaborative cancer innovation projects. Improving cancer outcomes is an urgent priority in the UK. Better treatment, earlier diagnosis, and improved patient [...]
A Q&A with Sebastien Coppe, CEO of One2Treat, on One2Treat Voice What motivated the development of the One2Treat Voice app, and how does it build upon One2Treat’s broader platform goals? The One2Treat Voice app was developed to address a central challenge in clinical development: ensuring that the primary endpoint, or primary analysis, of a clinical [...]
Now entering its third year, the Haematology Patient & Carers Congress (HPCC26) and the Clinical Research Forum (CRF26), created and delivered by Sanius Health, have become Europe’s largest events of their kind. Together they draw thousands of participants – senior doctors, patients, policymakers, industry partners, and innovators – for a high-energy journey from big ideas [...]
A new report from the BMJ Future Health Commission, a joint initiative between global healthcare knowledge provider BMJ Group and independent assurance and risk management provider DNV, shows that healthcare professionals (HCPs) feel digital health technologies fail to help them deliver more care with fewer resources. According to the survey, less than half (47 per [...]
The Medical Research Council has awarded £1.45m to develop new efflux-resistant antifungal drugs for Candida auris and other Candida species, pathogens with mortality rates over 50 per cent. The grant will support research into invasive candidiasis, tackling rising drug resistance in fungi the World Health Organization (WHO) has classified as “critical”. Professor Miraz Rahman at [...]
Researchers have linked self-reported memory decline to blood biomarkers, raising the prospect of simpler Alzheimer’s diagnosis for underserved groups. The study of 5,712 Hispanic and Latino adults aged 50–86 found connections between certain blood proteins and perceived problems with memory and thinking, suggesting a less invasive alternative to current methods. Scientists at the University of [...]
Centre for Sight today announced the publication of a major international review paper co-authored by its Medical Director, Mr Sheraz Daya, highlighting the stability of a unique Double C-Loop intraocular lens (IOL) design. The peer-reviewed study — which analysed 19 clinical trials involving 1,428 eyes — concludes that the POD Double C-Loop platform provides exceptional [...]
Chatbot-linked suicides should act as a warning about the risks of creating super-intelligent AI systems, an AI safety expert has said. Nate Soares, co-author with Eliezer Yudkowsky of the book If Anyone Builds It, Everyone Dies, pointed to the case of US teenager Adam Raine as evidence of the dangers in controlling artificial intelligence. Raine [...]
A single LSD dose eased anxiety and depression symptoms for up to 12 weeks in patients with generalised anxiety disorder, new research shows. The study involved 198 adults with generalised anxiety disorder (GAD), a form of anxiety that affects about one in 10 people over the course of a year. GAD involves persistent, excessive worry [...]
A new urine-based test has identified prostate cancer with 91 per cent accuracy in studies, raising hopes it could reduce the need for invasive biopsies. The test looks for three biomarkers – TTC3, H4C5 and EPCAM – proteins in urine linked to prostate cancer. In validation studies, it detected cancer 91 per cent of the [...]
