July 2022 | The Biomedical Scientist Magazine of the IBMS

Science

Myasthenia gravisa: A personal journey

Rashmi Rungta gives an insight into her life with myasthenia gravis – a rare long-term condition that causes muscle weakness.

Science

Acute lymphoblastic leukaemia

Lecturer in Biomedical Science at the University of Salford Tahmina Hussain looks at leukaemia and presents a case study.

Cytopathology

Resources

My lab: encouraging and supporting research

Professor Stephen Fôn Hughes gives a guided tour of his laboratory in Wrexham, North Wales.

Molecular Pathology & Genomics

Resources

Here to help: enhanced education

Dr Sue Jones, the new IBMS Executive Head of Education, outlines the priorities in her new role.

News

Miniproteins that launch two-pronged attacks

A new approach developed by researchers at the Indian Institute of Science (IISc) provides an alternative mechanism to vaccines, which renders viruses such as SARS-CoV-2 inactive.

Microbiology & Virology

News

Characteristics of stable vitiligo skin disease

A new study reveals the unique cell-to-cell communication networks that can perpetuate inflammation and prevent repigmentation in patients with vitiligo disease.

Molecular Pathology & Genomics

News

An autoimmune cause of schizophrenia?

Researchers from Tokyo Medical and Dental University (TMDU) have identified an autoantibody – a protein that is produced by the immune system to attach to a specific substance from the individual’s own body, rather than to a foreign substance, such as a virus or bacteria – in some patients with schizophrenia.

Immunology