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Sudden-death heart condition could be monitored by cheek swab test HighlightsHighlights Archive

Sudden-death heart condition could be monitored by cheek swab test

A simple cheek swab test could help to monitor a sudden-death heart condition in a world-first development. Dr Angeliki Asimaki from St George's University London, who developed the test, recently reached out to BIVDA to try to secure a partner company. The test is able to detect whether patients with arrhythmogenic cardiomyopathy (ACM), a rare genetic condition, are in a…
Ben Kemp
April 16, 2024
Novel blood tests could transform NHS dementia diagnosis in next 5 years HighlightsHighlights Archive

Novel blood tests could transform NHS dementia diagnosis in next 5 years

UK scientists are gearing up to lead clinical trials for blood tests that could transform dementia diagnosis within the NHS. Teams from University College London (UCL) and the University of Oxford aim to provide the necessary evidence for validating dementia blood tests for NHS utilisation within the next five years. The READ-OUT team, spearheaded by Dr. Vanessa Raymont and Dr.…
Ben Kemp
April 9, 2024
NHS announces first ever national clinical director for women’s health HighlightsHighlights Archive

NHS announces first ever national clinical director for women’s health

The NHS has appointed Dr Sue Mann, a consultant and lead for women’s health in City and Hackney, North East London, as its first ever national clinical director for women’s health In her new role, Dr Mann will help implement the Women’s Health Strategy alongside supporting the roll out of women’s health hubs across England. She will also work on…
Ben Kemp
April 9, 2024
Media Monitoring: 28 March – 3 April HighlightsHighlights Archive

Media Monitoring: 28 March – 3 April

AI could predict patients' future health conditions, study finds The AI tool, known as Foresight, belongs to the same family of AI models as ChatGPT but has been trained using information from NHS electronic records. It was developed by researchers from King's College London (KCL), University College London (UCL), King's College Hospital NHS Foundation Trust and Guy's and St Thomas'…
Ben Kemp
April 2, 2024
Breakthrough in motor neurone disease detection HighlightsHighlights Archive

Breakthrough in motor neurone disease detection

Scientists are touting a significant advancement in the fight against motor neurone disease (MND) with the development of a groundbreaking test capable of identifying indicators of the condition even before symptoms appear. Known as the TDP-43 aptamer, this innovative tool has the ability to detect damaged cell proteins present in brain tissue samples. These proteins serve as biomarkers for MND,…
Ben Kemp
April 2, 2024
British regions buck trend of global investment drop in science and tech HighlightsHighlights Archive

British regions buck trend of global investment drop in science and tech

Science and technology start-ups in regions across the UK broke global trends to grow private sector investment in 2023, according to new research. Businesses in Yorkshire and Humber saw a huge uplift of 20% in venture capital investment through the period, reaching new highs of over £200 million of investment in 2023. Welsh companies also attracted more investment in 2023,…
Ben Kemp
April 2, 2024