All articles by Barney horner
Barney horner
NIH’s stem cell-based AMD therapy ready for first human trial
Induced pluripotent stem cells (iPSCs) are adult cells that are reprogrammed back to an embryonic state
Innovations transforming the lives of the disability community
Changes to the disability benefits system have caused huge hardship to some of the country’s most vulnerable people and cost the government more than £4bn more in extra welfare payments than ministers estimated, according to recent figures. Charlotte Macken of Nesta’s Challenge Prize Centre, writes.
AI tool scans tumour shape to detect aggressive ovarian cancer
Researchers at The Institute of Cancer Research, London (ICR) have developed an artificial intelligence (AI) test that analyses the shape of tumour cells to identify patients with aggressive ovarian cancer.
NHS at ‘fever pitch’
The latest NHS performance statistics show that A&E attendances were 3.6% higher in the last 12 months, compared with the previous 12 months.