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Contract tracing apps used to reduce the spread of COVID-19 are unlikely to be effective without proper uptake and support from concurrent control measures, finds a new study by UCL researchers.

By designing a new class of drugs that activate free fatty acid receptor 4 (FFA4) in the lung, the researchers have found that the muscle that surrounds the airways relaxes, allowing more air to enter the lung.

A novel machine learning model developed by researchers at Michigan State University suggests that mutations to the SARS-CoV-2 genome have made the virus more infectious.

Researchers are developing ready-to-use, off-the-shelf therapeutic T cells. The cells, which are manufactured from healthy donors, are expanded and well-characterized and have shown to be effective at killing cancer cells.

Scientists have discovered a molecule that can activate a natural immune-boosting protein called STING (STimulator of INterferon Genes). The STING protein is known for its strong antitumor properties.

Researchers have found that greater gut microbial diversity in patients with metastatic kidney cancer is linked to a better treatment outcome, for patients on FDA-approved immunotherapy regimens.

Researchers have investigated the function of a complex mesh of muscle fibres that line the inner surface of the heart. The study, published in the journal Nature, sheds light on questions asked by Leonardo da Vinci 500 years ago, and shows how the shape of these muscles impacts heart performance and heart failure.

A new database of 40 breast cancer cell lines aims to help researchers deepen their understanding of these cell lines and speed up the development of new gene-targeted therapies.

New research has made an exciting leap forward in understanding how skin heals, which could lead to drug treatments to vastly improve wound healing.

In Nature Communications, Fred Hutch scientists demonstrate in a mouse model how gene therapy could cure an infection that afflicts billions of people.