2nd September 2025
Health Technology Wales guidance: Smartphone based photoplethysmography for the detection and monitoring of artrial fibrillation
Health Technology Wales has published new guidance on the use of smartphone-based photoplethysmography (PPG) to detect and monitor atrial fibrillation. Atrial fibrillation (AF) is a condition that causes an irregular…
2nd September 2025
New network established to boost commercial research delivery across the UK
This article originally featured on Health and Care Research Wales. The National Institute for Health and Care Research (NIHR) has awarded £6.5 million, funded jointly through a public-private partnership with…
2nd September 2025
Drones could deliver defibrillators to cardiac arrests patients in the UK
This article originally featured on Health and Care Research Wales. The prospect of drones delivering defibrillators to people having cardiac arrest in the UK is closer to reality than ever…
28th August 2025
Medtech Firm Turning Smartphones into Digital Stethoscopes with Innovation Support
A Cardiff-based medtech company is transforming mobile phones into AI-powered stethoscopes – empowering people with chronic respiratory conditions to monitor their health from home. With support from the Welsh Government’s…
26th August 2025
Groundbreaking VR Mental Health Intervention Trialled in Wales
A trial programme of mental health support delivered via a virtual reality headset is underway in Wales. The programme developed by mental health charity New Horizons in partnership with Cwm…
21st August 2025
Study using SAIL data finds sleep problems could double risk of dementia in later life
This article originally featured on Health and Care Research Wales. A study using data from our funded centre, SAIL Databank, has found that a diagnosis of a sleep disorder could…
20th August 2025
MediWales International Programme – Autumn/Winter 2025
MediWales has a busy international programme ahead, representing our members and the wider Welsh life science sector at major global events. Our focus is on identifying commercial opportunities, building partnerships,…
20th August 2025
New rapid test for sepsis and serious infection
A new rapid test that can detect serious infections, like sepsis, and other inflammatory conditions in just ten minutes has been launched by Cardiff University researchers. Developed by academics from…
20th August 2025
Swiss Government Excellence Scholarships 2026/27 for British researchers
The Swiss government offers fellowships for British researchers to undertake a research project in Switzerland. The Swiss Government Excellence Scholarships give early-stage British researchers (Master’s degree or recent PhD) the…
18th August 2025
The Welsh Nursing Care Record is now live across all eligible wards in Wales!
The award-winning Welsh Nursing Care Record (WNCR) is now live on all eligible inpatient wards across Wales. Following a pilot in 2020, and full rollout in April 2021, WNCR is…
18th August 2025
Research uncovers breakthrough which could transform cancer screening
Swansea University has helped uncover a surprising new role for platelets which it says could significantly advance early cancer detection. A groundbreaking study, led by the University of Oxford and…
14th August 2025
£30 million to boost social care services and reduce hospital delays
The Welsh Government is making £30 million in additional funding available to local authorities to strengthen community-based social care services and improve hospital discharge processes. Local authorities are investing their…
14th August 2025
Pioneering ultrasound-guided technique transforms carpal tunnel care and frees up operating theatres
Patients are now benefiting from a ground-breaking surgical innovation that is transforming the way carpal tunnel syndrome is treated – offering faster recovery, lower costs, and no visible scars. Consultant…
14th August 2025
Wales to conduct new cancer vaccine study against head and neck cancer
This article originally featured on Health and Care Research Wales. Patients in Wales are taking part in a study of an investigational cancer vaccine aiming to treat head and neck…
14th August 2025
NHS Wales Healthcare Science Framework launches
This article originally featured on Health and Care Research Wales. The NHS Wales Healthcare Science Framework has officially launched, created as a helpful guide that explains the various roles, opportunities…
13th August 2025
Farmer David first person in Wales to receive high-tech cancer treatment
An advanced form of radiotherapy is being used to treat pancreatic cancer at Swansea’s Singleton Hospital – the first in Wales to introduce it. The hospital is home to the…
12th August 2025
Research finds hospital cancer patients less likely to develop blood clots
This article originally featured on Health and Care Research Wales. A study funded by Health and Care Research Wales has suggested that cancer patients receiving palliative care in hospitals may…
12th August 2025
Lab-made sugar-coated particle blocks COVID-19 infection – possible new treatment on the horizon
Groundbreaking research led by a Swansea University academic has revealed a synthetic glycosystem – a sugar-coated polymer nanoparticle – that can block Covid-19 from infecting human cells, reducing infection rates…
8th August 2025
Health and Care Research Wales Faculty Advancing Researcher Scheme launching in August 2025
Health and Care Research Wales is pleased to announce that the next round of the Advancing Researcher Scheme will open on Friday 15 August 2025. The Advancing Researcher Scheme is a personal award…
7th August 2025
CTMUHB’s Clinical Biochemistry Team win Institute of Biomedical Science Sustainability Award
Cwm Taf Morgannwg University Health Board (CTMUHB)’s Clinical Biochemistry Team won the Institute of Biomedical Science (IBMS) Award for Sustainability, at the IBMS awards ceremony that took place in London…