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An injectable drug is loaded into a syringe while prescription medication is strewn about haphazardly.

Lack of access to treatment for opioid dependence is concerning

Monica Racoviță, Senior Researcher at The Health Policy Partnership, argues that opioid dependence is a pressing issue, yet treatment for it is still out of reach for many.
The role of microbial diversity in microbial electrosynthesis

The role of microbial diversity in microbial electrosynthesis

Bacteria are often painted as the enemy of humanity. Before the discovery of antibiotics, a wound getting infected was frequently a death sentence.
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£16 million fund awarded for UK and India research and innovation partnership

The UK and India research and innovation partnership will focus on numerous topics, including earthquakes, animal health and AI.
Asia Analysis April 2023

Asia Analysis April 2023

You are warmly invited to the Spring edition of Asia Analysis, a compelling assortment of profoundly absorbing policy articles on many subjects.
Antibodies attacking neuron, 3D illustration. Concept of autoimmune neurologic diseases

Neuromyelitis optica (NMO) – on the path to a cure

Dr. Ludivine Herman, Project Leader at immunotherapy specialist Imcyse, walks us through Neuoromyelitis optica facts & trends, the challenges of current therapies and the potential of immunotherapies.
Data Institute for Societal Challenges (DISC)

Data Institute for Societal Challenges (DISC) advancing data-enabled research

The Data Institute for Societal Challenges (DISC) is setting a new benchmark for cutting-edge advances in artificial intelligence, machine learning, and real-world applications driven by advancements in data-enabled research.
PFAS: The "New" Forever Chemicals

PFAS: The “New” Forever Chemicals

The term “forever chemicals” has become part of the lexicon in lay science. This reflects the growing evidence that exposure to perfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS), a class of synthetic chemicals widely detected in our natural environment, our foods, and our bodies, is associated with adverse human health effects and harm...
Chromosome. Concept. 3D Render, RNA molecule signature diagnosis could revolutionize personalized medicine

RNA molecule signature diagnosis could revolutionize personalized medicine

Professor Michael Levin from Imperial College London argues that in the DIAMONDS project, there has been a breakthrough response in personalized medicine via RNA molecular signature diagnosis.

Michael Levin – Imperial College London

Michael Levin is professor of International Child Health at Imperial College London He works as a paediatric Infectious diseases specialist at St Mary’s Hospital, Imperial College NHS Trust, and leads an interdisciplinary research team that has applied molecular, genetic and immunological approaches to improve the diagnosis and management of childhood...

Eric O. Freed – Center for Cancer Research, National Cancer Institute

Dr. Eric O. Freed received his Ph.D. in 1990 from the University of Wisconsin-Madison His Ph.D. work focused on the function of the murine leukemia virus and HIV envelope glycoproteins in membrane fusion and virus entry. He joined the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases (NIAID) at the NIH...

Richard Hayes – London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine

Richard Hayes is Professor of Epidemiology and International Health at the London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine He is a statistical epidemiologist, whose main research interest is in the epidemiology of infectious diseases of public health importance in low income countries. Following early work on sickle cell disease, malaria...
Clean and dirty air over a big city

How do we envision the sustainable society we want to create?

Here, Professor Masahide Sakamoto uses Japanese pollution research as a case study for thinking about and understanding how to create a sustainable society.
A wastewater treatment plant

Rapid measurement tools or fast identification of bioaerosols

Why is rapid measurement tools or fast identification of bioaerosols important and what are the challenges and opportunities?
Asian Market Animal

PANDASIA: Reducing the risk of zoonoses spread in Europe and Asia

Zoonoses – zoonotic pathogens spread between animals and humans – have been a concern of the international community since COVID-19.
SWAT Valley, Pakistan floods

“Cataclysmic” health emergency following Pakistan floods

The Pakistan floods have brought on a double burden of communicable, and non-communicable diseases, fuelling more inequality and health disparities.
medical fridge

Why advancements in medical fridges are vital for the healthcare industry

The vast increase in vaccine production throughout 2020 and 2021 meant the demand for reliable medical fridges also grew rapidly.
Pharmacist holding medicine box and capsule pack in pharmacy drugstore

Tackling antimicrobial resistance: A digital approach

Reflecting on the recent World Antimicrobial Awareness Week (WAAW 2022), it’s evident that we must continue to raise better awareness and understanding of antimicrobial resistance, which is one of the top 10 global public health threats facing humanity.
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Information overload and the ossification of immunological research

Peter Bretscher, Faculty in the Department of Biochemistry, Microbiology and Immunology at the University of Saskatchewan questions whether there is a way of fostering resilience in immunological research.
Paravet treats donkey in Senegal, image depicts woman's gloved hands injecting donkey

G20 Summit: World Bank must invest in animal health with new fund

Organisations call on World Bank to end ‘chronic underinvestment’ in animal health using new fund launched at this year's G20 Summit.
chickens in a factory farm

How is human health impacted by the welfare of animals

The welfare of animals is not only important to animals but is also intrinsically linked to human health and the environment.

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