New, more reliable testing program rolled-out to hospital staff to curb Covid transmission rates
Frontline staff at Norfolk and Norwich University Hospitals (NNUH) are among the first in the country to benefit from the rollout of more accurate saliva tests in a bid to curb Covid transmission rates.
Combined with the vaccination programme, these rapid tests should help to significantly reduce the ability of the virus to spread in healthcare settings.
In partnership with the Norfolk and Norwich Pathology Lab, the Earlham Institute (EI) and the Eastern Pathology Alliance, the Government-commissioned programme introduces a new, more reliable COVID testing programme for frontline workers.
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New saliva tests rolled-out to Norfolk hospital staff in latest step to cut COVID transmission rates
Frontline staff at Norfolk and Norwich University Hospitals (NNUH) are among the first in the country to benefit from the rollout of more accurate saliva tests in a bid to curb Covid transmission rates.
Combined with the vaccination programme, these rapid tests should help to significantly reduce the ability of the virus to spread in healthcare settings.
In partnership with the Norfolk and Norwich Pathology Lab, the Earlham Institute (EI) and the Eastern Pathology Alliance, the Government-commissioned programme introduces a new, more reliable COVID testing programme for frontline workers.
Frontline Norfolk and Norwich University Hospital staff are among the first in UK to benefit from the rollout of simpler and more accurate saliva Covid tests.
The Quadram Institute in Norwich.
- Credit: Antony Kelly
Your country needs poo – or rather some Norfolk-based scientists do.
Experts at the Quadram Institute, the Norfolk and Norwich University Hospital and the James Paget University Hospital are looking for people to come forward and participate in a study to help them understand more about Covid-19.
They are collecting stool and saliva samples from people who have tested positive for the coronavirus in the past, so they can better understand how it affects the human gut.
More than 60pc of people who test positive for the virus show symptoms such as diarrhoea, nausea and vomiting, while SARS-CoV-2, which causes Covid-19, has been found in their faecal matter.
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8:30 AM December 22, 2020
Scientists at the John Innes Centre have produced a tomato enriched in the Parkinson’s disease drug L-DOPA
- Credit: John Innes Centre
Norwich Research Park is home to ground-breaking research in many aspects of world health. Here are three stories that show how the scientists’ work will change the lives of millions of people across the globe.
Drug for Parkinson s disease produced in tomatoes
Scientists at the John Innes Centre, located at Norwich Research Park, have produced a tomato enriched in the Parkinson’s disease drug L-DOPA in what could become a new, affordable source of one of the world’s essential medicines.