September 2019

News

Ebola breakthrough

Ebola could soon be “preventable and treatable”, after a trial of two drugs showed significantly improved survival rates.

Cytopathology
News

Chlamydia vaccine on horizon

The first ever chlamydia vaccine to reach phase 1 clinical trial has been found to be safe and able to provoke an immune response.

Microbiology & Virology
Science

Emergency and disaster situations

Warren Johns is one of the authors of the WHO book: Health laboratory facilities in emergency and disaster situations. He talks about his experiences, followed by a review of the book by Neil Bentley OBE from the National Infection Services.

News

Smart sensors for bandages

Scientists are developing smart sensors which can monitor the healing progress of a wound, eliminating the need to look underneath a bandage.

Science

Sustainable pathology

With climate change and sustainability becoming a significant focal point for any sector, it’s hard to ignore healthcare’s need for transformation, argues Specialist Biomedical Scientist Carmen Holmberg.

Science

Here to Help: Education and training standards

Now that September is here, Jocelyn Pryce, Deputy Head of Education at the IBMS, gives an update.

Science

Dolly the manmade sheep

In an exclusive interview, Sir Ian Wilmut discusses genetic engineering, his recent Parkinson’s diagnosis and, of course, the most famous sheep in the world.

Molecular Pathology & Genomics
News

Blood test for Alzheimer’s

Randall Bateman is leading a team that has just come up with a blood test to screen people at risk of developing Alzheimer’s disease, years before the symptoms appear. 

Haematology & Transfusion Science
News

The big question: “Why do we often undersell ourselves?”

This month we ask “Why do we often undersell ourselves?”

News

Under the microscope: FUS

This month: FUS

News

Targeting the spread of pancreatic cancer

An international team of scientists has revealed how aggressive pancreatic cancer cells change their environment to enable metastasis – the main cause of pancreatic cancer-related death.

Cytopathology
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