Long-term exposure to outdoor air pollution linked to increased risk of dementia
On Jul. 24, 2025, an analysis of studies incorporating data from almost 30 million people has highlighted the…
Biotechnology | COVID-19 | Diagnostics | Infectious Disease | Pharmaceutical | Therapeutics | Vaccine
AstraZeneca plans to invest $50 billion in America for medicines manufacturing and R&D
On Jul. 22, 2025, AstraZeneca announces $50 billion of investment in the United States by 2030, building on…
New genetic analysis predicts risk of adult obesity from childhood
On Jul. 21, 2025, new research led by the Universities of Copenhagen and Bristol shows analysing genes at…
Biotechnology | Disease | FDA | Therapeutics
Merck spends $10 billion for Verona, gaining access to its COPD medication
On Jul. 9, 2025, pharmaceutical giant Merck is buying Verona Pharma, a company that focuses on respiratory diseases,…
First human genome from ancient Egypt sequenced
On Jul. 2, 2025, researchers from the Francis Crick Institute and Liverpool John Moores University (LJMU) announces they…
Parkinson’s drug effective in treating persistent depression
On Jun. 30, 2025, a University of Oxford led study reported that a drug used for Parkinson’s disease…
Pioneering cancer plasticity atlas will help predict response to cancer therapies
On Jun. 12, 2025, the Wellcome Sanger Institute, Parse Biosciences and the Computational Health Center at Helmholtz Munich…
Scientists map the first step in Alzheimer’s protein aggregation and discover clues for future therapies
On Jun. 11, 2025, researchers from the Wellcome Sanger Institute, Centre of Genomic Regulation (CRG) and Institute for…
Origins of common lung cancer that affects smokers discovered
On May 2, 2025, researchers at the Wellcome Sanger Institute, UCL, and the University of Cambridge announced they…
Scientists identify genes that make humans and Labradors more likely to become obese
On Mar. 6, 2025, researchers at the University of Cambridge announced they have discovered genes linked to obesity…
Biotechnology | Diagnostics | Disease | Genomics | Non-Profit Research | Rare Disease | Therapeutics | Women's Health
First newborn babies tested for over 200 genetic conditions as world-leading study begins in NHS hospitals
On Oct. 3, 2024, the National Health Service England (NHS) announced that Hundreds of babies have begun to…
Food fussiness a largely genetic trait from toddlerhood to adolescence
On Sept. 20, 2024, a study led by researchers from University College London (UCL), King’s College London and…
Researchers discover new blood group system – MAL
On Sept. 16, 2024, researchers from the National Health Service Blood and Transplant (Bristol), NHSBT’s International Blood Group…
Darwin & Natural Selection
“A Venerable Orang-outang”, a caricature of Charles Darwin as an ape published in The Hornet, a satirical magazine,…
WHO reported Avian influenza A(H5N1) in United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
On May 30, 2023, the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland reported to the World Health…
UK Animal and Plant Health Agency reported dolphins detected with avian flu found on beaches in England and Wales
On Mar. 15, 2023, the UK Animal and Plant Health Agency reported that the carcesses of Common dolphins…
Genomics England sets out vision for newborn genomes research pilot
On Dec. 3, 2021, Genomics England has announced its vision for a pilot research project to examine the…
World-first agreement between Novartis and NHS enabled broad access to first-in-class cholesterol-lowering medicine
On Aug. 31, 2021, Novartis announced a commercial agreement with the NHS in England as part of a…
UK authorized Regeneron antibody cocktail to prevent and treat acute COVID-19 infection
On Aug. 20, 2021, Regeneron announced that the United Kingdom’s (UK) Medicines and Healthcare products Regulatory Agency had…
Alternating vaccines trial expanded to include two additional vaccines
On Apr. 14, 2021, researchers running the Com-Cov study, launched in February to investigate alternating doses of the…
GSK to manufacture Novavax’ COVID-19 vaccine
On Mar. 29, 2021, Novavax, GSK and the UK Government Vaccines Taskforce announced an agreement in principle to…
UK COVID-19 infections survey revealed changes to pandemic over time
On Dev. 11, 2020, the University of Oxford reported that data from the National COVID-19 Infection Survey, done…
AI test ruled out a COVID-19 diagnosis within one hour in Emergency Departments
On Dev. 11, 2020, the University of Oxford reported that an Artificial Intelligence test had been shown to…
BioNTech and InstaDeep announce AI Innovation Lab to develop novel immunotherapies
On Nov. 25, 2020, BioNTech and InstaDeep announced a multi-year strategic collaboration aimed at applying the latest advances…
Oxford Immunotec joined with Public Health England in large clinical trial utilizing T-SPOT discovery SARS-CoV-2 test
On Sept. 22, 2020, Oxford Immunotec announced that it had entered into an extensive research collaboration with Public…
Engineered llama antibodies neutralised Covid-19 virus
On Jul. 13, 2020, a team of researchers from Oxford University, the Rosalind Franklin Institute, Diamond Light Source…
Risk factors for COVID-19 death revealed in worldﾒs largest analysis of patient records to date
On May 7, 2020, academics at the University of Oxford and the London School of Hygiene & Tropical…
Oxford University Government began collaboration to track Covid-19 in UK population launched
On Apr. 23, 2020, researchers from the University of Oxford are supporting a new government study to track…
First patients enrolled in new Oxford University clinical trial of possible COVID-19 treatments
On Mar. 23, 2020, researchers from the University of Oxford the launch of a new clinical trial to…
World’s first meningitis B national infant vaccination programme showed 75% drop in cases over three years
On Jan. 23, 2020, two independent meningitis B studies were published in the New England Journal of Medicine…