March 2018

Resources

Maintain and Extend Accreditation

John Ringrow and Al Bryant follow on from their December 2017 article on approaching UKAS assessments with a feature on maintaining and extending your scope of accreditation post-grant.

Science

The end is nigh?

Several self-created threats are coming together to create an existential threat to human dominance on Earth, argues Stephen Mortlock.

News

What is the MIND diet?

News

Preventing allergic reactions

Researchers have discovered a new mechanism in which an antibody can prevent allergic reactions in a broad range of patients.

Immunology

News

No antibiotics for sore throats

Doctors should not prescribe antibiotics for most people with sore throats, say new guidelines. While most sore throats are caused by viral infections, research suggests antibiotics are prescribed in 60% of cases.

Immunology

Science

"Like travelling to another planet"

Pathology Services Manager Sue Alexander wanted a holiday that would also make a good CPD opportunity, so she booked a break with a difference: a trip to Antarctica.

News

The enzyme that defines colon cancer

Researchers have identified an enzyme that is absent in healthy colon tissue but abundant in colon cancer cells. It appears to drive the conversion of normal tissue into cancer by attaching sugar molecules, or glycans, to proteins in the cell.

Immunology

Technology

Prepared media pocket guide

Cherwell Laboratories has published an eBook called The Pharmaceutical and Cleanroom Industry’s Pocket Guide to Prepared Culture Media.

Microbiology & Virology

News

Welcome the new Institute President

Alison Geddis is the 33rd IBMS President: only the second woman, and the first member from Northern Ireland, to hold this prestigious office.

Haematology & Transfusion Science

Science

Molecular analysis of ancient tissue

From ancient texts and historic documents, medical historians have uncovered a wealth of information about the history of disease.

Molecular Pathology & Genomics

News

Share your NHS story

This year is the 70th birthday of the NHS. To celebrate, the IBMS is working with NHS England to highlight the contributions members have made in the NHS.