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.

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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
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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.

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Academy for Advancing Practice

The IBMS has responded to the Academy for Advancing Practice proposal by Health Education England (HEE).

Resources

June journal-based learning exercises

Please select your choice of correct answers and complete the exercises online at: www.ibms.org/cpd/jbl

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Here to help: Journey to the Institute

Emma-Jane Plews has joined the IBMS in the role of Education Manager. Here she gives a short introduction of her path into the role.

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My lab: Rotherham biochemistry department

Senior Biomedical Scientist and Pathology Research Coordinator Holly Neill gives a guided tour of her laboratory.

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