Diarrhoea caused by acute gastroenteritis continues to place a heavy burden on global health systems. Although many people recover quickly with only short lived issues, such as vomiting, nausea, abdominal pain or cramping, the condition can also lead to far more severe outcomes.1 In 2021, diarrhoea
Serac Healthcare Limited, a clinical radiopharmaceutical company developing an innovative molecular imaging agent, 99mTc-maraciclatide, and the Nuffield Department of Women’s & Reproductive Health at the University of Oxford announce the journal publication of Phase 2 data from the “Detecting Endome
MintNeuro, a pioneer of scalable, low-power semiconductor technology for neural implant applications, and Motif Neurotech, a therapeutic brain-computer interface (BCI) company developing miniature implants for mental health, have announced a new strategic partnership that will unite MintNeuro’s spec
Thermo Fisher Scientific Inc has announced the Applied Biosystems PowerFlex Thermal Cycler, a next-generation polymerase chain reaction (PCR) instrument designed to help deliver enhanced flexibility, precise thermal performance and improved productivity for modern molecular biology laboratories. Bui
PharmaSens AG, a Swiss developer of next-generation insulin patch pump systems, has announced that the Journal of Diabetes Science and Technology (JDST) has published data from the first clinical study evaluating a combined insulin patch pump with integrated insulin delivery and continuous glucose m
Chris Whitehouse, a political consultant and expert on medical technology policy and regulation at Whitehouse Communications, reports on trials of AI for battlefield injuries. Experts from the Defence Science and Technology Laboratory (Dstl) are collaborating with the US Defense Advanced Research Pr
The University of Edinburgh has become the first institution in Scotland to install a photon-counting CT scanner from Siemens Healthineers. NAEOTOM Alpha with Quantum Technology, joint funded by the University and British Heart Foundation (BHF), represents a step-change in imaging, and is one of onl
Boston Scientific Corporation recently featured clinical data at the North American Neuromodulation Society (NANS) annual meeting, held in Las Vegas, Nevada, on Jan. 22-25, 2026. A total of 17 abstracts, including seven oral presentations, from the chronic pain and deep brain stimulation portfolios
A major international research project is underway to test whether a finger prick-style blood test could be used to help diagnose Alzheimer’s disease. The trial, run as a part of the Global Alzheimer’s Platform Foundation (GAP)‘s Bio-Hermes-002 study, is looking at three proteins in the blood that a
Chris Whitehouse, a political consultant and expert on medical technology policy and regulation at Whitehouse Communications, and advisor to MedTech suppliers reports on a new collaboration to use nuclear waste in cancer-fighting MedTech. In a landmark move set to redefine cancer treatment, Bicycle
The landmark European clinical study EASEE4YOU, evaluating a pioneering neurostimulation therapy for adolescents with drug-resistant focal epilepsy, is set to launch in the UK, with Great Ormond Street Hospital (GOSH) joining the research programme. The study evaluates the EASEE System, a minimally
A research trial which could transform the lives of thousands of people living with hand and arm weakness following a stroke has hit a major milestone, recruiting its 200th patient. Researchers at Sheffield Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust and the University of Sheffield are leading the trial
