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Researchers have discovered that sugars naturally found in breast milk can treat prenatal infections in human tissues and potentially prevent preterm births.

Researchers have created a functional “humanized” liver in living mice that will help scientists find human-specific mechanisms for regulating cholesterol levels and potentially treating chronic liver diseases.

Scientists have discovered how poxviruses evade natural defences in living cells, and realised that drugs to stop them doing this are already available.

Innovative technology that creates ultra-thin layers of human cells in tube-like structures could spur development of lifelike blood vessels and intestines in the lab.

Clinical trial findings suggest that six months of an aerobic exercise intervention reduces chemotherapy-induced peripheral neuropathy symptoms among ovarian cancer survivors.

A new inhaled drug has been identified for preventing lung damage triggered by overactive immune cells in illnesses such as pneumonia and COVID-19.

Booster shot being developed to avoid recapturing koalas to fight Chlamydia disease.

A study details a new vaccine against the Epstein Barr virus (EBV), one of the world’s most successful infectious agents and a cause of cancer and multiple sclerosis.

The first oral pill specifically for the treatment of postpartum depression (PPD) – Zurzuvae™ (zuranolone) – has been approved by the US Food and Drug Administration.

A new study shows that the receptor for advanced glycation end-product (RAGE) plays a key role in cellular mechanisms of plasticity in mesenchymal triple-negative breast cancer.