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The rise of antimicrobial resistance: A global health crisis in the making

Industry can fight against this global health crisis by learning more about risks and solutions and adjusting their business practices.

How vaccines can improve cardiovascular health in the EU

The EU needs additional measures to address existing gaps and enhance the effectiveness of initiatives to improve cardiovascular health.

Bacteriophage therapy offers hope for drug-resistant infections

Qeen Biotechnologies has provided bacteriophage therapy to treat a periprosthetic joint infection caused by an AMR pathogen. Find out more.

UK-based consortium has been granted £12.2m to track the evolution of SARS-CoV-2

The UK Department for Health and Social Care Testing Innovation Fund has granted £12.2m to COG-UK to track the evolution of SARS-CoV-2.

The National Cancer Institute on the use of biomaterials in cancer treatment

Matthew Wolf of the National Cancer Institute spoke to Innovation News Network’s Caitlin Magee, about the use of biomaterials in cancer treatment.

Fucoxanthin compound in brown seaweeds show promising effects when treating brain cancer

A UK-based project has found that a compound in brown seaweeds could help to treat one of the most common forms of malignant brain...

AI – an innovative solution to breast cancer detection

Interview with Dr Axel Gräwingholt, Clinical Co-Chair of the Guidelines Development Group (GDG) at the European Commission Initiative on Breast Cancer and AI

Common anti-depressant could treat patients with childhood sarcoma

A new study has found that a common anti-depressant may stop the spread of childhood sarcoma in mice and laboratory cell experiments.

Patients with a rare bowel cancer could benefit from immunotherapy

A new study conducted at the University of Birmingham, UK, has revealed that patients suffering from a rare type of bowel cancer could be...

New method of quickly generating T-cells for cancer therapy

Researchers have developed a new method of quickly generating T-cells, which are used in cancer immunotherapy to destroy tumour cells. In the September issue of...

New gold nanotubes can kill cancer cells

Researchers from the University of Cambridge, UK, have developed a new gold nanotube that can heat and kill cancer cells. More than 2,600 people are...

New hopes for paediatric soft tissue sarcomas

Dr Michele Bernasconi from the Department for BioMedical Research (DBMR) at the University of Bern, discusses the potential for nanomedicine and immunotherapies to offer...

Accelerating cancer detection with genome sequencing

Sarah Killcoyne, Postdoctoral Fellow at EMBL’s European Bioinformatics Institute, discusses a newly-developed statistical model that uses genomic sequencing to accurately predict the risk of...

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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...