April 2018

Technology

Thermo Fisher Scientific product launches

Thermo Fisher Scientific has launched five new solutions in instrumentation, data management, sample preparation and consumables at Pittcon 2018.

Technology

Register for conference

Scientific Laboratory Supplies will be staging the next Scientific Laboratory Show and Conference on 23 May.

Technology

POC data management

Radiometer Ltd has implemented its AQURE Enterprise point-of-care (POC) data management system at the University of Leicester Hospitals NHS Trust’s new Emergency Department.

Haematology & Transfusion Science

Technology

Bacteriophages under the microscope

This month: Bacteriophages

News

Test for autism in children

Researchers have developed two tests that they claim could potentially be used to detect autism in children.

News

NHS has 100,000 vacancies

One in every 11 NHS posts in England is currently unfilled, which regulators claim has contributed to one of the most challenging winter periods in NHS history.

News

RIP Sir John Sulston

The pioneering geneticist, Sir John Sulston, who played a pivotal role in the sequencing of the human genome, has died aged 75.

Science

Managing uncertainty in andrology

With andrology gaining more prominence as a discipline, David Sanders talks through the pre-examination process.

Cytopathology

Science

Effectiveness of POCT

Associate Professor in Biomedical Sciences Paul Waller questions some of the assumptions made about point-of-care testing.

Haematology & Transfusion Science

Science

24/7 laboratory service

With round-the-clock working becoming the norm in the NHS, Training Officer Chika K Eze looks at its potential impact for pathology departments.

Immunology

Science

The genetic basis of Alzheimer's

After he was awarded another illustrious prize for his Alzheimer’s disease research, we speak to Professor John Hardy about his work.

Molecular Pathology & Genomics