Have you noticed how everyone has a beard these days? Well not everyone, but face fur is definitely ‘in’. The question for scientists is: ‘do you want that facial hair in a laboratory setting, particularly a microbiological lab?’

If, and it’s a big if, you could choose anywhere on your body to be stung by a honey bee, where would it be?

Howdy partners! If you’re having dark thoughts, you might want to try switching your radio station. And no we’re talking about the likes of The Smiths or Radiohead.

For the millions of people who struggle with sleep apnoea and the long-suffering partners of Foghorn Leghorn snorers, Dr Milo Puhan’s Ig Nobel Peace Prize-winning discovery may be music to your ears, albeit not particularly rhythmic.

Recent innovation by SMEs and academia has led to several exciting developments with implications to the healthcare technology supply chain.

Despite uncertainty in global financial markets and around the impact of Brexit on R&D funding, workforce and medicines regulation, the UK’s Life Sciences sector has continued to grow and attract investors.

Edinburgh-based research and Development (R&D) tax credit experts, Jumpstart, have appointed Chris Anderson as their new sales director.

What images spring to mind when you consider healthcare in the middle ages?

There are conflicting views on the effects of pregnancy on the human brain and impact to cognitive skills, such as memory, attention and executive functioning.