October 2022

Resources

My lab: A bespoke state-of-the-art lab

Alix Costello gives a guided tour of the laboratory facilities at Blackpool Victoria Hospital.

Histopathology
Resources

Here to help: funding to help IBMS qualifications

Chris Ward, IBMS Head of Examinations, explains how employers can access grants to support staff who undertake IBMS qualifications.

Science

Sourcing information

The third instalment of an occasional column by Biomedical Science Programme Leader Dr Lynne Lawrance, for training officers and others supporting students undertaking degrees.

Resources

Race and equality: positive change

Aneela Arshad, Biomedical Scientist and Black, Asian and Minority Ethnic Network Co-Chair, discusses the founding of the network.

Science

UKAS andrology accreditation

Dave Sanders, John Ringrow and Al Bryant from UKAS give an update on the examination and processing of human semen.

Microbiology & Virology
Science

Clinical laboratory sustainability: an evolving picture

Sheri Scott, a Senior Lecturer in Biomedical Science at Nottingham Trent University, looks at the latest developments.

Science

Laboratory errors in transfusion

Anne Lockhart and Nicola Swarbrick explain the results in the latest annual Serious Hazards of Transfusion report.

Haematology & Transfusion Science
News

Mucus-based lubricant for HIV and herpes

Cow mucus provides the basis for a synthetic prophylactic gel that has been developed at KTH Royal Institute of Technology to protect against HIV and herpes transmission.

Microbiology & Virology
News

Link between repeated infections and neurodegenerative diseases

Infections treated with specialty hospital care in early- and mid-life are associated with an increased subsequent risk of Alzheimer’s (AD) and Parkinson’s diseases (PD), but not amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS), it is claimed.

Microbiology & Virology
News

Triggering human immune response

Researchers have found that disruption of a cellular structure, known as the actin cytoskeleton, is a “priming signal” for the body to respond to a virus.

Microbiology & Virology
Resources

Delivering excellence

IBMS Chief Executive David Wells on why we need to meet the new HCPC standards.

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