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Yale researchers have identified a cellular spy that tricks certain immune cells into helping potentially deadly skin cancer to reproduce. The discovery may offer new treatment pathways for people who are most at risk for skin cancer, such as transplant patients and fair-skinned individuals.

Researchers have investigated the opportunities and challenges of developing rapid COVID-19 sensing techniques and highlight the prospects of optical biosensors for point-of-care COVID-19 testing.

A new artificial intelligence-based screening test for COVID-19 was found to generate a result 26% faster than lateral flow tests. Technology Networks spoke to Dr. Andrew Soltan, NIHR academic clinical fellow and a researcher involved in the study, to find out more.

Zydus Cadila announced that the company has received the Emergency Use Authorization (EUA) from the Drug Controller General of India (DCGI) for ZyCoV-D, the world’s first Plasmid DNA Vaccine for COVID-19.

In dogs, just like in human infants, attachment is associated with reward-related brain responses to the caregiver's speech, according to a new study.

Researchers have developed a deep learning-based method that can predict the possible onset of Alzheimer’s disease from brain images with an accuracy of over 99 per cent.

In less time than it takes to read this sentence, hummingbirds can catch a whiff of potential trouble. That’s the result of new research showing, contrary to popular belief, the tiny birds do have an active sense of smell.

A peer-reviewed analysis of US national survey data of 75,000 adults shows, from early January to late March, a near “18 percentage point” increase of adults who have either had the COVID-19 vaccine jab or are willing to do have it.

A specialized enzyme machinery has been discovered that enables methanogenic microorganisms to thrive under extreme energy limitation. Insights into these efficient energy-transforming processes may open new possibilities for sustainable biotechnological development.

The largest study of concussion ever conducted in college athletes is redefining the timeline for recovery as a process taking up to 28 days, up from the suggested normal recovery time of up to 14 days.