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Long Covid indicator found to be an important anti-viral protein
Scientists have found a link between high levels of antiviral proteins and long Covid. This will help to improve efforts to diagnose the condition, which is debilitating for millions of people worldwide.
researchers reported on Wednesday…
Ireland’s life sciences industry is healthy, leaving the UK sickly.
Novo Nordisk's attempts to alleviate global shortages of the "wonder drug", which it claims to be a weight-loss miracle, have led them to a businesspark on the outskirts Dublin.
Last year, the Danish group overtook LVMH (the French…
Scientists use brain tissue for biocomputing research
Scientists have developed a system that combines brain-like tissue with electronic hardware for speech recognition and calculation. This system advances research on powerful biological computers.
This work is a boost to efforts to develop…
Scientists in the UK have developed a 10-minute blood test for diagnosing diseases.
Scientists from the UK have developed a finger prick blood test which can detect proteins associated with many diseases, including Alzheimer's and long Covid in just 10 minutes.
Andrew Shaw, chief executive of Attomarker (a spin-off from…
Cambridge’s hopes of becoming the’science capital of Europe’ are thwarted by reality
Michael Gove, the housing secretary at the time, set out plans for transforming the university city of Cambridge. He asked his audience to "supercharge" the "science capitol of Europe" by dreaming big.
He described a vision for a "new…
Rishi Sunak delays decision on UK joining Horizon until summer
To the dismay and disappointment of many scientists, Rishi Sunak is planning to delay his decision about whether Britain will join the €95.5bn EUR Horizon science program until after the summer holiday.
Researchers and academics had…