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Researchers have been able to reveal how brain cells change in relation to key proteins during Alzheimer's disease progression, using a new mapping technique.

Gold nanorod probes combined with an optical microscope can now be used to detect signs of a highly contagious and lethal virus that poses a major threat to the swine industry worldwide.

Researchers have developed a blood test that measures stress hormone levels after heart attacks. The test – costing just £10 – could ensure patients receive timely life-saving treatment.

ARFID – an eating disorder where people avoid certain types of food due to sensory discomfort – has been shown to be highly heritable in a new study.

The home test – with results read on a smartphone – is meant to eventually replace the gold standard for diagnosis of active lupus nephritis, an invasive kidney biopsy, with its attendant morbidity which cannot be serially repeated.

A new study using data from over 3,000 dogs has revealed links between a dog's age at cancer diagnosis and their breed, weight and sex, potentially informing future cancer screening guidelines.

A genomic study of a sustained, multidrug-resistant Shigellosis outbreak in Seattle enabled scientists to retrace its origin and spread.

New research from the Institute of Psychiatry, Psychology & Neuroscience at King’s College London has established a blood-based test that could be used to predict the risk of Alzheimer’s disease up to 3.5 years before clinical diagnosis.

An 80-year-long medical mystery has been solved, revealing the likely cause behind a number of infant deaths from kidney damage in the 1930s and '40s.

A new blood test that can identify progression of osteoarthritis in the knee is more accurate than current methods, providing an important tool to advance research and speed discovery of new therapies.