The UK government has announced a new partnership that will create the world’s first real-time surveillance system to monitor the threat of infectious diseases and rapidly diagnose a range of cancers.
A new hand-held scanner generates highly detailed photoacoustic tomography (PAT) imaging scans in real time, providing doctors with an accurate view of a patient’s blood vessels.
Blood packs have been successfully transported by drone in a series of “beyond visual line of sight” flights, marking the first time such a feat has been accomplished in the UK.
A tiny battery the width of a human hair could be used to power autonomous robots for drug delivery within the human body, researchers have discovered.
Researchers at the University of Edinburgh are undertaking research into the development of 3D-printed blood vessels, which closely mimic the properties of human veins, to improve the treatment of those living with cardiovascular disease.
According to a new Capgemini report, the biotechnology and pharmaceutical (biopharma) industry expects a fifth of their annual revenue to come from connected health services and products in the next five years.
Data is everywhere, but by mining it for insight across the length of people’s lives, longitudinal studies are providing real revelations in the health and habits of the population.
Antimicrobial resistance is on the rise, yet no new classes of antibiotics have been discovered in decades, diminishing doctors’ arsenal in the fight against infection. Can a new wave of drug discovery targeting ‘narrow spectrum’ end the hiatus?
The link between environmental pollution from industrial sources and the rapid spread of antibiotic resistance has been exposed in a new UN report. What can be done to break the cycle?
