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Using DNA barcodes to track cancer cells through time, Garvan scientists have shown that cells within a cancer have diverse abilities to escape immune system defences.

A study has shown that, in mice, eating a diet exclusively high in saturated fats can reprogram the immune system, making it better able to fight off infection but more susceptible to systemic inflammatory conditions, including sepsis.

Take a common form of yeast, a 3D printer and some clever science, and what do you have? A versatile and nutritious food system for tomorrow’s discerning space traveler.

Synaptic "pruning" essential for social behavior development has been linked to the gut microbiome in a zebrafish model.

A herpes drug discovered in the 60s could be used to weaken the protective surface of an antibiotic-resistant bacteria to make it easier to eliminate by immune cells.

A meta-analysis has revealed that the level of inflammatory response before vaccination can predict how well an individual responds to a vaccine.

Researchers have solved the structure of the influenza virus' replication machinery, giving structural insights into new potential drug targets and how the virus adapts to different hosts.

COVID-19 infections can result in long-lasting neurological symptoms; new research suggests an already approved anti-viral may inhibit viral replication and rescue impaired neurons.

The specific mutations to the monkeypox virus that have contributed to the virus becoming more infectious and harder to treat have been identified by a team of researchers.

Researchers report that the levels of protein from a schizophrenia risk gene are elevated in first-episode patients and that inflammation further increases the expression of the gene.