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Testing for human papillomavirus infection as the first step in analysing cervical screening samples is practical and more sensitive than the current programme, a new pilot study has confirmed.

Latest U.S. estimates indicate that since 1989, hundreds of thousands of women's lives have been saved by mammography and improvements in breast cancer treatment.

The programme will invite people aged 55-74 who are at an increased risk of lung cancer, such as heavy smokers and ex-smokers, for a lung health check to assess lung cancer risk, and then a chest CT scan if needed.

New research identifies a gene that could provide a new target for developing medication to prevent and treat alcoholism.

Decades of research papers show how female scientists’ work was overlooked.

Researchers have designed a CRISPR-Cas9 gene editing screen to study the genes involved in the pre- and post-implantation stages of embryonic development.

There is growing evidence that at least in some patients with Parkinson's disease (PD), the disease may begin in the gut. Writing in an open access special supplement to the Journal of Parkinson's Disease, experts explore the last two decades of research about the gut–brain axis in PD and look ahead at the possible development and impact of these research areas in the next two decades.

New research reveals RNAs, which are crucial for cells to produce proteins, are also involved in protein aggregation, where proteins do not fold properly and 'clump' together into aggregates.

The LVR1 virus infects ancient eukaryotes called Leishmania, causing debilitating lesions and ulcers. This study has revealed that viral RNA is exposed to host cells via exosomes, tiny cell-derived vesicles that reside in most bodily fluids.

An unexpected finding in preclinical platelet studies by Baker Institute researchers could provide a novel approach to targeting and destroying difficult-to-treat cancer cells, providing new therapeutic options for a range of cancers.