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Researchers have identified a specific population of treatment-resistant cells that was present in prostate cancer samples prior to treatment and persisted when subjected to treatment.

Researchers at the University of California San Diego School of Medicine found that breastfeeding mothers who received either the Pfizer-BioNTech or Moderna vaccination reported the same local or systemic symptoms as what has been previously reported in non-breastfeeding women, with no serious side effects in the breastfed infants.

Natural killer cells do not just kill cancer cells or cells infected with viruses, they also mediate a trade-off between wound healing and bacterial defense in skin wounds. If the healing process is accelerated, the immune defense is weakened, relevant in treating skin injuries and in tackling antibiotic-resistant germs.

Whether they are dyes or preservatives, emulsifiers or sweeteners - ingredient lists of sweets, beverages and other processed foods often contain food additives. But how do the population perceive them - ways to make food colourful, extend shelf life and enhance flavor or something to be avoided?

Researchers have uncovered details of the process of maturation of 3CL, the main protease involved in the replication of SARS-CoV-2. This knowledge helps to facilitate the search for drug compounds capable of disrupting the process.

Scientists have evaluated the presence of particulate matter and volatile organic compounds (VOCs) around firefighters actively combating blazes, finding the highest exposures among hotshot crews and those creating firebreaks.

The chemotherapy drug cisplatin is known to cause hearing loss in children. New research indicates that it is more likely to do so the earlier in life children receive it.

The first experimental vaccine to be tested in the United States for treatment of opioid use disorder is being studied in a phase 1a/1b clinical trial(link is external and opens in a new window) led by researchers at Columbia University Vagelos College of Physicians and Surgeons.

Scientists at Sandia National Laboratories are creating a concept for a new kind of “probabilistic computer” that could help scientists analyze subatomic shrapnel inside particle colliders, simulate nuclear physics experiments and process images faster and more accurately than is possible with conventional computers.

Researchers have developed a genetic tool that can identify escape genes, and it may also help in determining whether a female will develop a sex-biased disease and if the disease will become progressively worse over time.