Diabetes UK launches £100k research grant into COVID-19 and diabetes
In response to the unprecedented COVID-19 pandemic, Diabetes UK has today launched a £100,000 grant, available for scientists to study…
Innovation
Doctor in the house? a free healthcare service
A new virtual consultation service – www.doctorinthehouse.net – launched today to provide a free, safe healthcare service that links worried…
Scottish virtual biobank plays vital role in Covid-19 fight
A Scotland-based virtual biobank dealing in ethically sourced human tissue samples is helping to speed up the provision of COVID-19…
Modeling Covid-19 across the World – Interactive dashboard
The Center for Systems Science and Engineering (CSSE) at Johns Hopkins University are tracking the COVID-19 spread in real-time on…
Efficiency Squared – Streamlining science: Lab 2.0
William Bowen, discusses Efficiency Squared, a start-up he created with James Coates to streamline simple tasks which researchers do every…
UEA launches project to 3D print ventilator parts & masks
Researchers at the University of East Anglia have launched a project to 3D print ventilator parts, masks and other critical…
Artificial Intelligence can Analyse Myoclonus Severity from Video Footage
Fast, reliable and automatic assessment of the severity of myoclonic jerks from video footage is now possible, thanks to an…
Queen’s Research Develop Tool to Tackle Diet Epidemic in India
New research led by Queen's University Belfast aims to better understand the link between diet and disease in India. A…
Vaccination Strategy Urgently Needed to Help Boost Immunity
The Government should publish its long-awaited vaccination strategy as soon as possible to help reverse a dramatic decline in take-up…
New Possible Strategy for Treating Chronic Pain Due to Burns
New research shows how second-degree burns cause hard-to-treat chronic pain, and this understanding may be key to treating these complications, common…