by AlphaBiolabs | Aug 15, 2018 | DNA Testing
Are you looking for affordable and accurate DNA testing in Preston? AlphaBiolabs’ Walk in Centre at Ashton-on-Ribble* offers customers a discreet and user-friendly way to provide a sample for a DNA or paternity test in Preston. Those taking the test can attend the... 
by AlphaBiolabs | Aug 13, 2018 | Alcohol Testing
Devices which breath-test drivers before their cars start are already commonplace in countries such as the USA and Denmark. Now, they are being offered in County Durham in a bid to crack down on drink-driving. The Durham force is the first in the UK to pilot the... 
by AlphaBiolabs | Aug 8, 2018 | Drug Testing
There were 3756 deaths relating to drug poisoning in England and Wales in 2017 (a rate of 66.1 deaths per 1 million population), which is a similar level seen in 2016. However, the number of deaths due to the synthetic opioid fentanyl rose by nearly 30%, according to... 
by AlphaBiolabs | Aug 6, 2018 | Drug Testing
Opioids are among the world’s most commonly prescribed painkillers. However, they are much stronger than many of the other available options, and their widespread use is leading to addiction and even deaths. So, why are these dangerous drugs still being given to... 
by AlphaBiolabs | Aug 3, 2018 | Alcohol Testing
England’s football team may not have reached the final of the World Cup, but the success of the tournament has certainly been a winner for alcohol sales. Supermarket sales of alcohol were boosted to record levels in the 12 weeks to 15th July, as football fans visited... 
by AlphaBiolabs | Aug 1, 2018 | DNA Testing
Geneticists have been studying koala DNA as a way of conserving the species. Australia’s cuddliest animal has been ravaged by a sexually transmitted disease (STD). Chlamydia has spread fast in koalas, causing infertility and blindness. The hope is that decoding... 
by AlphaBiolabs | Jul 30, 2018 | Drug Testing
Theresa May has ruled out Glasgow opening a safe drugs consumption room. The rejection comes just weeks after Scotland’s drug death toll reached more than 930 and Glasgow’s fatality total doubled in less than 10 years. The Prime Minister agreed that each death due to... 
by AlphaBiolabs | Jul 27, 2018 | Workplace Testing
AlphaBiolabs has opened its first one-stop shop for drug and alcohol testing services in Scotland*. “Increased demand from customers north of the border led us to open this Walk in Centre”, said AlphaBiolabs Managing Director David Thomas. “We are proud to offer the... 
by AlphaBiolabs | Jul 25, 2018 | DNA Testing
Hope is being pinned on a DNA sample solving one of Britain’s most curious cold cases. Did King Richard III really murder his predecessor’s two children? Scientists say that DNA tests could finally solve the 500-year-old ‘princes in the tower’ mystery. It... 
by AlphaBiolabs | Jul 23, 2018 | DNA Testing
Multiple births are becoming more common because of fertility treatments and the fact that women are waiting later to have their babies. In the UK, twins happen in about 1.5% of pregnancies. This is a big increase from 1984, when 1% of every birth was a multiple...