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BlogThe Sudlow Review – can it succeed where others have failed?Friday November 29, 2024Read our summary of the recently published - and in our view, excellent - report, which we hope will galvanise policy makers, healthcare professionals and funders to collaborate on better use of existing data
BlogInforming the NHS 10 year planTuesday October 29, 2024We are planning to convene an online event on 22 November to inform a contribution to the NHS ten year plan consultation. Find out more here.
BlogElectrogenetic systems for type 1 diabetesMonday October 21, 2024There is a new field of research in synthetic biology called ‘electrogenetics’ that is exploring the use of tiny medical devices containing specially designed insulin-producing cells to help patients manage type 1 diabetes.
BlogViral Genetic Surveillance, the canary in the coal mine for emerging diseases – a look at avian fluFriday September 20, 2024With the current pandemic of bird flu there is a growing concern around diseases spilling over from animals to humans.
BlogAntisense oligonucleotides: new therapies for n = 1 rare diseasesWednesday August 7, 2024Some of diseases are so rare that only a single case (n = 1) or a few cases (n = few) are known globally. Therefore, rare disease patients need highly individualised treatments. Antisense oligonucleotides promise hope
BlogHow do we close the diversity gap in genomics?Thursday July 11, 2024PHG policy analysts Tanya Brigden and Bhavya Krishnan bring perspectives from their respective fields to discuss how to close the diversity gap
BlogA much needed call to action – the launch of the Global Heat Health Resilience statementTuesday June 25, 2024The consensus statement, initiated by the Physiological Society, calls on governments to recognise the challenge that rising temperatures are presenting to human health.
BlogThe European Health Data Space Regulation has arrivedThursday June 20, 2024The European Health Data Space Regulation has arrived but will its mandatory sharing requirement be its tour de force or Achilles’ heel?
BlogFuture-proofing protection against pandemicsTuesday April 30, 2024Advances in computational biology are opening new doors for vaccine development and the momentum to develop pan-spectrum vaccines for viral infections has never been greater.
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