Scientists analyse COVID-19 protein in a bid to crack genetic safeguard
A team from the University of York have produced a protein which stores and protects the genome of the SARS-CoV-2 virus, which causes COVID-19,...
Mega-lab at Alderley Park in Cheshire has begun to test thousands of patient samples...
The second Lighthouse Lab in Alderley Park is now operational, testing thousands of patient samples each day for coronavirus.
The lab will help rapidly increase...
University of Manchester to carry out study into the role of gig workers and...
The University of Manchester is to carry out one of 21 new studies into the novel coronavirus funded by the UK Government.
Professor Martie van...
COVID-19: genetic network analysis provides ‘snapshot’ of pandemic origins
Researchers from Cambridge, UK, and Germany have reconstructed the early “evolutionary paths” of COVID-19 in humans – as infection spread from Wuhan out to...
Releasing young adults could be best route out of lockdown, experts suggest
Releasing people aged 20-30 years-old who no longer live with their parents could provide the first step out of lockdown in the UK, researchers...
Scientists develop Bluetooth tracing system, with privacy at heart
A new Bluetooth contact tracing system for detecting Covid-19 proximity, has been developed by a team of scientists and data privacy experts.
The DP-3T tracing...
Data and health scientists combine to create COVID-19 “heat map”
Users of a new health and wellbeing app are contributing to a publicly-available heat map of people with COVID-19 symptoms, providing a national picture of the...
New blood test can detect wide range of cancers
A new blood test that can detect more than 50 types of cancer with high accuracy has been developed by an international team of...
Greater Manchester Scientists and Clinicians form Rapid response research group to beat Covid-19
In an unprecedented move, scientists and clinicians across Greater Manchester have formed a rapid response research group to find ways to beat COVID-19 and...
New life-saving breathing aids have been developed for the NHS
A breathing aid that can help keep Covid-19 patients out of intensive care has been approved for use in the NHS.
The aid has been...