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Pathologists have discovered that damage to the hearts of COVID-19 patients is a unique pattern of cell death in scattered individual heart muscle cells.

A collaborative study by clinicians and scientists at Addenbrooke's Hospital, Cambridge University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust and the University of Cambridge has explored the genetic underpinnings of pain in the context of childbirth.

Researchers have developed a non-invasive blood test that can detect whether a person has one of five common types of cancers (stomach, esophageal, colorectal, lung and liver cancer) four years before the condition can be diagnosed with current methods.

A chance mutation that led to spinal defects in a zebrafish has opened a window into understanding the evolution of the spine.

New modeling suggests that delays in patients presenting and being referred with suspected cancer by their doctor, and resulting bottlenecks in diagnostic testing, are likely to have had a significant adverse effect on patient survival.

Processing vocal recordings of infected but asymptomatic people reveals potential indicators of COVID-19.

A new study utilizing fruit fly larvae has revealed intricate details about the biology of the huntingtin protein, which is responsible for Huntington’s disease.

Researchers have developed a new use for a common blood test, which could provide a potentially life-saving treatment for heart failure.

World-first research by Monash University in Australia has been able to detect positive COVID-19 cases using blood samples in about 20 minutes, and identify whether someone has contracted the virus.

Analysis of data from the COVID Symptom Study app, led by researchers from King’s College London, reveals that there are six distinct ‘types’ of COVID-19, each distinguished by a particular cluster of symptoms.