York Biomedical Research Institute
A new technology aims to take gene therapies a step further, making it possible for the treatment to be used more widely, at lower cost, and with improved outcomes for patients.
Posted on 12 July 2024
York Biomedical Research Institute colleagues are part of a prize-winning international research network.
Posted on 26 June 2024
Researchers at the University of York are to be part of BBSRC-funded project to investigate the use Artificial Intelligence for structural determination of biomolecules.
Posted on 25 June 2024
Dr Alyssa Cull is a postdoctoral researcher in Professor Dave Kent’s lab, at the Centre for Blood Research (CBR). Hear more about her journey in academia so far, and how the CBR is contributing to her future as a blood cancer researcher.
Posted on 29 May 2024
New research into acute myeloid leukaemia (AML), led by Dr Juliana Fabiani Miranda, could identify better ways to attack childhood AML cells and will set the foundations for future research by providing data about cancer cells' weaknesses. This research has been funded thanks to two Children’s Cancer and Leukaemia Group (CCLG) Special Named Funds.
Posted on 28 May 2024
Scientists from the University of York are working with doctors and patients at York Hospital to understand the DNA mutations linked to a group of chronic blood cancers, and investigate why, in some cases, they can suddenly become more aggressive.
Posted on 23 May 2024
A new study carried out by researchers at the University of York suggests 28% of people who catch COVID-19 will go on to suffer from Long Covid.
Posted on 26 April 2024
Naj Modak meets researchers Dr Steven Quinn and Professor Thomas Krauss at the University of York. Their research team is working to develop a blood test which they believe could diagnose Alzheimer's earlier. The team hope light-based technology could detect protein levels which are associated with the disease in a patient's blood. They are developing a handheld device to diagnose patients within seconds.
Posted on 22 April 2024