June 2019

News

Blood test for colon cancer?

If caught early, nearly all cases of colon cancer are curable. However, colon cancer screening suffers from a combination of low compliance rates and over-diagnosis.

Resources

What’s in a name?

The role of the biomedical scientist has evolved, but more work is needed to change public awareness.

Immunology

News

Scientists grow perfect human blood vessels

Scientists have managed to grow perfect human blood vessels as organoids in a petri dish for the first time.

News

Virus reactivation after transplantation

A new study challenges long-held theories of why a common virus can reactivate and become a life-threatening infection in people with a compromised immune system, including blood cancer patients undergoing bone marrow transplantation.

Science

What is encephalitis?

A nuts-and-bolts guide to the inflammatory brain condition, by Dr Ava Easton, the Chief Executive Officer of the Encephalitis Society.

Molecular Pathology & Genomics

News

June news in numbers

A breakdown of science news this month, in numbers.

Molecular Pathology & Genomics

Science

Biomedical Science Day across the four nations

As part of this year’s Biomedical Science Day celebrations on Thursday 20 June, we have asked a hospital in each of the four nations to take the lead in promoting the excellent work of our profession. Each hub will showcase a laboratory and inform the public, patients and other hospital staff about their work at the heart of healthcare.

News

Come Visit Our Laboratory

A new initiative called “Come Visit Our Laboratory” has been launched by the IBMS.

Science

Gut microbiome and Alzheimer’s

Natalia Casey, a Specialist Biomedical Scientist in Microbiology, looks at gut flora and Alzheimer’s disease.

Microbiology & Virology

News

Free legal advice for members

One of the benefits of IBMS membership is access to its legal advice service at no extra cost.

News

UK SMI TP 34 and 38 reissued

The UK Standards for Microbiology Investigations (UK SMIS) has reissued guidance on X and V factor tests and thermonuclease tests.