Oxford-based Synaptixbio has been awarded a £2 million BioMedical Catalyst grant from Innovate UK to support first-in-human #clinicaltrials of the company’s leukodystrophy treatment targeting H-ABC, the most severe form of TUBB4A leukodystrophy: htworld.co.uk/news/life-scie…

.HGF has become the first Intellectual Property firm in the UK to provide all eligible colleagues, irrespective of gender with access to the best parental leave and pay offering, including up to 52 weeks’ leave with 26 weeks at full pay: htworld.co.uk/news/hgf-launc… #IP

US researchers have developed a method that uses #MachineLearning to analyse videos of patients performing a standard test for #Parkinsons known as the “finger-tapping test". Patrick Scott, Associate, Marks & Clerk, explains: htworld.co.uk/insight/featur…

Consumer wearables give useful data, but a recent study by WVU Rockefeller Neuroscience Institute, WVU School of Medicine, Dr. Jason Au & PhD candidate Jeremy Cohen from UWaterloo Kinesiology and Health Sciences reveals that heart rate variability on your watch differ from clinical ECG readings. More in Health Tech World: bit.ly/3TfMTfL

A national UK survey has found huge variation in treatment for #ADHD, highlighting the struggle many young adults face once they turn 18: htworld.co.uk/news/mental-he… #NHS #Neurodiversity

The #NHS could save more than £1.2 billion through widespread use of new non-intrusive lifestyle monitoring technology in #socialcare, according to a new independent report: htworld.co.uk/news/digital-h… #healthtech

A new study reveals that patients living with certain long-term health conditions may face delays in being diagnosed with #LungCancer: htworld.co.uk/news/diagnosti… #cancer #diagnostics

A sweat-powered #wearable has the potential to make continuous, personalised health monitoring as effortless as wearing a plaster: htworld.co.uk/news/wearables… #wearables #healthtech

New analysis from Blood Cancer UK shows that #bloodcancer survival in the UK lags behind similarly wealthy nations, with around one million years of life lost from the condition from 2009 to 2019 in England, Scotland and Northern Ireland: htworld.co.uk/news/public-he… #cancer

"Digital solutions can do more than provide “feel-good” supplementary support—they can drive measurable improvement in patient health" - GIL BASHE: htworld.co.uk/news/digital-h… #digitalhealth #digitaltherapeutics #healthtech

A pen which can transform #braille into English text has been developed which researchers say could improve #literacy amongst the visually impaired: htworld.co.uk/news/medtech/r… #healthtech

Can #VR technology turn #exercise pain into pleasure?: htworld.co.uk/news/vr/can-vr… #exergaming #fitness #healthtech #gym

First ever drug approved for #NHS patients with rare genetic disease: htworld.co.uk/news/life-scie… #cancer #healthtech

Patients with a rare inherited disease affecting their sight experienced a huge improvement in their vision after receiving #genetherapy: htworld.co.uk/news/research-… #visionloss #healthtech

Meditation for #pain is not a placebo, reveals brain scan: htworld.co.uk/news/research-… #meditation #mindfulness

AI healthcare can’t beat a specialist: htworld.co.uk/news/ai/ai-hea… #AI #artificialintelligence #healthcare

It’s 24 September and HETT Show is about to open at ExCeL London. What can you expect at the show? htworld.co.uk/events/two-day… #healthtech #healthcare #digitalhealth

The chatbot #ChatGPT performed better than trainee doctors in assessing complex cases of respiratory disease in areas such as #cysticfibrosis, #asthma and chest infections: htworld.co.uk/uncategorized/… #healthtech

AI will surpass human brains once we crack the ‘neural code,’ analyst says: htworld.co.uk/news/ai/ai-wil… #artificialintelligence

National #running events like the London Marathon and Great North Run inspire thousands of armchair viewers to get healthy, including taking up running with the #NHS couch to 5K, according to new figures released by the NHS: htworld.co.uk/news/public-he…