July/August 2020

Loss of smell

Through analysing new data collected through an app, Professor Sebastien Ourselin and colleagues have gained new insights into COVID-19 symptoms. 

Neutralising antibodies against SARS-CoV-2

A trio of papers describe newly discovered human antibodies that target the SARS-CoV-2 virus, isolated from survivors of SARS-CoV-2 and SARS-CoV.

The great big biomedical lockdown quiz (part 2)

The second instalment of our biomedical science quiz. This time, we have four experts setting questions to test members’ knowledge across the disciplines.

Experimental cancer blood test

A new method of analysing cancer patients’ blood for evidence of the disease could be up to 10 times more sensitive than previous methods, according to new research.

COVID-19 anti-viral therapy

Researchers at the University of Maryland School of Medicine (UMSOM) evaluated several human antibodies to determine the most potent combination to be mixed in a cocktail and used as a promising anti-viral therapy against the virus that causes COVID-19.

Medical eponyms part 1: Thomas Addison

This is the first article in a series of selected short biographies of persons whose names are directly used for diseases, conditions or syndromes familiar to those working in clinical pathology laboratories. 

COVID-19: a report from Melbourne, Australia

Medical Scientist Eileen Kelly reports on the impact of COVID-19 in Melbourne and the way the pandemic has been dealt with.

Rethinking approaches to learning

Senior Lecturer Paul Orsmond and Healthcare Science Course Leader Ian Davies reconsider practitioner learning, with the focus on the learner and their participation in practices. 

Talking about my generation

Biomedical science student Iggy Mason on why Generation Z offers a fresh perspective on biomedical science.

Obituary: Former IBMS President Arthur J Barrow MBE, TD

Arthur Barrow, who died on 11 June, was born, brought up and spent his whole career in Cardiff.

Prestigious volunteer award

IBMS Fellows Sue Alexander and Manfred Almeida have been honoured with the Queen’s Award for Voluntary Service – the highest award a voluntary group can receive in the UK.

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