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UK scientists successfully trial fridge-free vaccines
Researchers have tested a new method to keep vaccines stable at room temperature by converting them into a dry powder using sugar-based tec…
UK scientists trial fridge-free vaccines to reduce global wastage
UK researchers have successfully tested a vaccine that does not require refrigeration, potentially preventing the loss of the half of all v…
Greater Manchester hospitals pilot AI tool to speed up prostate cancer diagnosis
Hospitals in Wigan, Bolton, Stockport and Salford are using a new AI tool to analyse prostate MRI scans and identify high-risk cases more q…
New nurse-led clinic opens in Manchester to improve kidney transplant outcomes
A new clinic at Manchester Royal Infirmary is offering personalised follow-up care to transplant patients at higher risk of organ failure. …
Scotland-wide genetic screening offered for specific cancer-linked variants in Orkney and Shetland
People with ancestry from Westray in Orkney or Whalsay in Shetland are to be offered screening for specific BRCA gene variants linked to br…
New £60m laboratory opens in Manchester to support cancer and dementia research
The Greenheys building has opened at Manchester Science Park, providing 131,000 sq ft of specialist laboratory and office space. It will se…
Genetic testing for cancer-risk variants to be offered to people with Orkney and Shetland ancestry
Researchers from the University of Aberdeen and NHS North of Scotland are launching a screening programme for individuals with ancestral li…
Kent student Alex Chui becomes most successful contestant in International Mathematical Olympiad history
Alex Chui, a year 13 student at Tonbridge School, has secured his seventh consecutive medal at the International Mathematical Olympiad afte…
Heriot-Watt University researchers turn cheese production waste into bioethanol
Scientists at Heriot-Watt University have partnered with Take Root Bio to convert salty whey—a difficult cheese byproduct—into usable bioet…
London baby Theo becomes first in UK to undergo successful in-womb surgery for gastroschisis
At 26 weeks pregnant, Maisie Savage travelled to the US for a clinical trial to correct her unborn son's gastroschisis, a condition where t…
Free meningitis B vaccines offered to one million young people in England
The NHS is offering free meningitis B vaccinations to students and young people aged 17 to 25 following a recent outbreak in Kent. By provi…
Edinburgh student Alfred Drummond-Herdman identifies new fungi species using timelapse photography
Trainee lawyer Alfred Drummond-Herdman has turned his Edinburgh bedroom into a laboratory for studying coprophilous fungi, using timelapse …