May 2022

New “fast, accurate” COVID sensor developed

A COVID-19 sensor developed at Johns Hopkins University could revolutionise virus testing.

Ten-second videos predict blood cancer relapse

In a new study, 10-second videos of white blood cell motion in the skin’s microvasculature greatly improved the prediction of which stem cell and bone marrow transplant patients would have a relapse of their blood cancer.

AI potential for breast cancer screening

A major new study shows that artificial intelligence (AI) is a promising tool for breast cancer detection in screening mammography programmes.

Revolutionary thinking

Another step has been taken in the battle against antimicrobial resistance with the development of a synthetic antibiotic.

Tech news: May 2022

This month's top tech news stories

New test predicts sepsis before blood clots

A new test predicted sepsis soon after infection in mice – well before blood clotting and organ failure – enabling early treatment and increasing survival.

Lessons learnt opening (and closing) a Covid-19 lab

UK Scientific Advisor Bamidele Farinre looks back over the set-up and decommission of the June Almeida laboratory.

How to... implement an automated system

Higher Specialist Biomedical Scientist at Nottingham University Hospitals NHS Trust Charlotte Atkin walks us through the process of implementing a new system in her laboratory.

Paget’s disease of bone

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

Male hypergonadism: a case study

Madihah Abbas, Specialist Biochemistry Team Manager at The Christie Pathology Partnership, presents a case study of a 50-year-old male patient.

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