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The great big biomedical quiz (Kip Heath special)
For the first instalment of our biomedical science quiz in 2021, we hand the reigns over to healthcare scientist and contestant on a number of TV quizzes, Kip Heath. (Click on the link at the bottom of the quiz to see the answers.)
Delighting in the negative
Sarah May, Deputy Chief Executive of the IBMS, wonders at our apparent inability to celebrate success.
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Prostate cancer genetics study shows disparities
Risk of prostate cancer is about 75% higher, and more than twice as deadly, in men of African ancestry compared with men of European ancestry.
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POCT for COVID-19
A new COVID-19 test that reduces testing time from 30 minutes to less than five and delivers accurate results has been developed by scientists at the University of Birmingham.
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Response to COVID-19 reduced in patients with blood cancers
Patients with blood cancers vary in their immune response to COVID-19 and can struggle to clear infection for many weeks, according to new research published in Cancer Cell.
Microbiology & Virology
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The British Journal of Biomedical Science: Issue 1 2021, synopsis
Deputy Editor Anthony Rhodes provides a brief glimpse of the articles on offer in the first issue of 2021.
Creating a COVID laboratory
Microbiology Service Lead Susan Lovegrove outlines the process of creating a new PCR laboratory at Black Country Pathology Services.
Medical eponmys pt4: Hodgkin disease
This is the fourth is a series of short biographies of persons whose names are directly used for diseases, conditions or syndromes familiar to those in clinical pathology labs. Their names are most often used because they made highly significant contributions to the discovery and understanding of the disease.
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Here to help: Let us dive right in to 2021
Richardia Penn, Education Manager at the IBMS, gives an update on the latest developments.
