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A novel vaccine and complementary skin test to protect cattle against bovine tuberculosis (bovine TB) have been developed, that could save many from culling.

A simple urine test under development for prostate cancer detection can now use urine samples collected at home – according to new research from University of East Anglia and the Norfolk and Norwich University Hospital.

On World AIDS Day, we take a look at the progress that has been made in AIDS treatment and prevention and consider if ending the pandemic is a feasible goal.

Expansions of DNA repeats are very hard to analyze. A method that
combines nanopore sequencing, stem cell, and CRISPR-Cas technologies allows for a detailed look at these previously inaccessible regions of the genome.

A research team in Trinity College Dublin has uncovered a critical role for a protein called "PKM2" in the regulation of immune cell types at the heart of multiple inflammatory diseases.

Engineers at Duke University have developed a microscope that adapts its lighting angles, colors and patterns while teaching itself the optimal settings needed to complete a given diagnostic task.

Researchers studied a woman with an inherited condition that causes early-onset Alzheimer’s disease but who didn’t experience cognitive decline until her 70s.

Killer cells of the immune system detect and kill infected cells or cancer cells. Researchers at the Institute of Pathology at the University of Bern have now discovered that the mechanism by which certain immune cells kill their target cells can also be used to control the killer cells themselves.

Researchers have used healthy tissue isolated from six patients to isolate four different kinds of brain cells — neurons, microglia, oligodendrocytes, and astrocytes — then looked at genetic variation associated with disease in the non-coding enhancer regions of each cell type, searching for variations that might be linked to disease risk.

Scientists have uncovered markers in the blood that can differentiate between a benign mole and a melanoma, while also identifying if the cancer has spread to other areas of the body.