News

Scientists have shown that the shape of extracellular vesicles in body fluids could be a biomarker for identifying types of cancer.

Amperometric biosensors have been developed for the determination of diclofenac - a drug used in veterinary medicine that can find its way into consumer products - in food. Levels of the drug are tightly regulated in food products in the EU.

Pneumococcal disease is relatively rare among active healthy adults, however, researchers have found that in this age group, acquisition of pneumococcus is frequent and carriage can last several months.

Plant-based meat substitutes taste and chew remarkably similar to real beef, and the 13 items listed on their nutrition labels – vitamins, fats and protein – make them seem essentially equivalent. But deeper examination of the nutritional content of plant-based meat alternatives using metabolomics shows they’re as different as plants and animals.

Scientists have used artificial intelligence to identify genetic mutations likely to affect the immune system in mice.

Researchers have found lipids in the plasma of people with schizophrenia, associated with lower symptom improvement over time during treatment.

A diagnostic tool that can differentiate between healthy and cancerous tissue, called the MasSpec Pen, has been tested for the first time in surgery.

An important step in programmed cell death is the binding of a protein (called cytochrome c) to the membrane of mitochondria. Scientists have now discovered that cytochrome c is partly unfolded during this important step and they can pinpoint which parts of the protein are folded or unfolded.

Scientists have shown that brown trout are at risk of becoming addicted to methamphetamines that enter the water supply. The new study is published in the Journal of Experimental Biology.

Scientists have taken the first steps in developing a new method of identifying the movements of criminals using chemical analysis of soil and dust found on equipment, clothing and cars.