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Next-generation sequencing can allow affordable testing of multiple genes, enabling earlier and more accurate diagnosis for patients with primary immunodeficiency disorders.

Researchers from the University of Southampton have identified specific structures surrounding breast tumors in overweight cancer patients that may limit their response to therapy.

Studying how X chromosomes are inactivated and reactivated during egg cell development could predict successful egg development and help generate human egg cells in the lab.

A microfluidic device that isolates basophils, the white blood cells that activate inflammation in response to allergens, could be used to design better food allergy tests.

Measuring the total mutations in the DNA of cancer cells from circulating tumor DNA found in the blood can predict how a non-small cell lung cancer patient will respond to immunotherapy.

A new process using light-sensitive polymers and micro-LEDs to make devices with microfluidic channels has been developed and is capable of small biomolecule separation.

Staphylococcus aureus infections can be highly unpredictable – some cause a slight rash, whereas others can lead to deadly complications – and researchers have identified a genetic mutation that could be the cause of these differences.

A new study identifies dozens of genomic variations that may drive hard-to-predict differences in COVID-19 clinical outcomes. According to the work, genomic variants in four genes that are critical to SARS-CoV-2 infection, including the ACE2 gene, were targets of natural selection and associated with health conditions seen in COVID-19 patients.

New flexible, porous and highly sensitive nitrogen dioxide sensors that can be applied to skin and clothing have potential applications in health care, environmental health monitoring and military use, according to researchers.

Researchers have discovered a way to identify lung cancer at the cellular level in real-time during a biopsy procedure.