Bioscience Today

04/09/2026

A significant advance has been made in the fight against malaria with a promising new potential target for drug discovery.

Read more: https://www.biosciencetoday.co.uk/potential-new-route-for-antimalarial-drug-design/

A significant advance has been made in the fight against malaria with a promising new potential target for drug discovery. The findings – made by researchers from the Universities of Bath and Leeds – provide a powerful new framework for designing more effective antimalarial drugs with fewer side...

03/09/2026

Precision engineered cell mimics for flow cytometry. https://www.biosciencetoday.co.uk/precision-engineered-cell-mimics-for-flow-cytometry/

Amsbio has launched a range of synthetic cell mimic products that eliminate the variability, fragility, and operational inefficiency inherent in traditional flow cytometry biological and polystyrene bead controls. Researchers in pharmaceutical companies, biotechnology firms, CRO’s, clinical diagno...

03/09/2026

Aston Institute for Membrane Excellence (AIME) has won a £438,674 Research Project Grant from the Leverhulme Trust to carry out fundamental research into how membrane proteins fold correctly.

Read more: https://www.biosciencetoday.co.uk/439000-leverhulme-trust-grant-to-research-membrane-protein-folding/

02/09/2026

Scientists have created the most detailed cell map to date showing how genetic variation influences inflammatory bowel disease (IBD), revealing the specific cells and genes that drive the disease.

Full story: https://www.biosciencetoday.co.uk/study-of-millions-of-cells-unveils-new-understanding-of-genetic-risk/

Scientists have created the most detailed cell map to date showing how genetic variation influences inflammatory bowel disease (IBD), revealing the specific cells and genes that drive the disease. Published in Nature, the research carried out at the Wellcome Sanger Institute, Open Targets, and Cambr...

01/09/2026

Memory Restored: A Paradigm-Shifting Alzheimer’s Discovery https://www.biosciencetoday.co.uk/memory-restored-a-paradigm-shifting-alzheimers-discovery/

Alzheimer’s disease affects millions of lives directly and indirectly every single day. Due to its profound global impact, substantial investment from governments, charities, and industry continues to support research aimed at understanding, preventing, and treating what has long been considered i...

01/09/2026

Two members of Aston Institute for Membrane Excellence (AIME), Helen Elwood and Paul Knobbs, have won the Biochemical Society 2027 Research Support Award.

Full story: https://www.biosciencetoday.co.uk/biochemical-society-research-support-award-winners-announced/

31/08/2026

A new study could hold the key to understanding the causes of long-term health problems, such as infertility and ovarian cancer.

Read more: https://www.biosciencetoday.co.uk/coral-surface-behaviour-offers-insights-into-physics-of-infertility-and-ovarian-cancer/

A new study could hold the key to understanding the causes of long-term health problems, such as infertility and ovarian cancer. The study, published in Physics Review X Life, used a combination of high-resolution imaging, flow measurements, and mathematical modelling to examine fluid flows around c...

27/08/2026

Biomaterial increases stem cell survival fivefold in preclinical tests, paving the way for advances in regenerative treatments.

Read more: https://www.biosciencetoday.co.uk/injectable-gel-could-help-repair-damaged-swallowing-muscles/

Biomaterial increases stem cell survival fivefold in preclinical tests, paving the way for advances in regenerative treatments. A new injectable gel developed by researchers at McGill University and Kyoto University could enable stem cell-based treatments for swallowing disorders. While stem cells h...

26/08/2026

Nerve repair demands complex microsurgical suturing skills. Maria Pereira, co-founder of TISSIUM, explains how biomorphic materials are changing the landscape of surgical repair.

Read more: https://www.biosciencetoday.co.uk/redefining-the-future-of-surgery/

Nerve repair demands complex microsurgical suturing skills. Maria Pereira, co-founder of TISSIUM, explains how biomorphic materials are changing the landscape of surgical repair. For decades, we have tried to repair the human body with materials and solutions that don’t heal with it. Sutures or st...