Laboratory News

Cardiovascular research pioneer professor Adam Greenstein has been awarded the prestigious Research Story of the Year prize for devising a potential new approach to treating vascular dementia at the British Heart Foundation (BHF) annual Heart Hero Awards.

Durham university says it has achieved one of the highest ever response rates for a global, large scale scientific survey.

A new body designed to speed the transition to sustainable chemicals and materials in the UK has been officially launched, a move likely to drive further lab science resource investment in the sector.

Despite limits in size and investment, biobanks such as Estonia's are providing deeper understanding of the factors influencing public health and diseas...

Researchers have developed a new multiple organ-on-chip system to help study how neurotoxins move from the gut to the brain.

Durham University scientists have made a groundbreaking discovery in marine geoscience, using seabed seismographics to study the world’s strongest...

A novel breathing monitor created by university and commercial partners is capable of providing a low cost, accurate early warning system for a range of...

“To eat is to compete in an arms race,” says Dr Chris van Tulleken, whose thoughts on evangelising through science, engaging food producers ...

From eco-friendly materials to innovative technologies such as spectroscopy, molecular diagnostics is evolving to reduce its environmental footprint whi...

Scientist and presenter Dr Chris van Tulleken explains why eating is like an arms race as he prepares to deliver the Royal Institution Christmas Lectures, while we present this year’s Lab Awards winners, plus a gallery of the annual Nikon Small Worlds competition where artistic endeavour and scientific insight combine.