News and press

In this paper, the Nutristasis Laboratory at our St Thomas’ Hospital site, reports for the first time reference intervals for 5-MTHFolate using a method developed and validated by the team.

5-Methyltetrahydrofolate (5-MTHF) is the predominant form of folate and a strong determinant of homocysteine concentrations.

Tony Sackville discusses how innovative diagnostic approaches to HIV and Norovirus characterisation can defeat the drug resistance which occurs as a result of “quasispecies swarm.”

Our recent Innovation Academy meeting included coverage of the latest laboratory developments in child health. This report, originally published in December's Biomedical Scientist, covers three examples of the innovative science in the area of child health, highlighting recent innovations in creating a 24/7 metabolic biochemistry service, newborn screening for metabolic disease, and developing a steroidomic service.

Our second Innovation Academy attracted more than 100 delegates to the Royal Institution of Great Britain on Friday 6th December 2013.

Recent studies have shown that work related stress is widespread in the UK and accounts for over 13 million lost working days every year! Michael Smith, one of our Senior Biomedical Scientists, writes that stress is in fact a choice rather than a predetermined outcome.