South West London Pathology (SWLP) has initiated a comprehensive modernisation of its clinical blood science services, beginning with the installation of state-of-the-art analysers at Croydon Hospital. This development marks the first phase of a broader implementation strategy across the SWLP network, encompassing clinical chemistry, haematology, coagulation, serology, and pre-analytical automation systems.

Scientists have discovered how extracellular vesicles maintain their structural integrity during cellular transport through blood vessels and bodily fluids, revealing a critical role for specialised ion channels that regulate internal conditions.

Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia researchers have developed an advanced artificial intelligence model that can simultaneously identify and classify cells in complex tissue samples, potentially transforming how diseases are studied and diagnosed at the cellular level.