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Cancer patients diagnosed more than 24 months ago are more likely to have a severe COVID-19 infection, according to a new study.

Researchers have discovered that Sacchraribacteria have adapted to incredibly diverse environments without radically changing their genomes.

A team has identified a potential new combination therapy to treat advanced head and neck squamous cell carcinoma. The study, conducted in mice, found that using an anti-PD1 immunotherapy drug in combination with PTC209, stopped the growth and spread of cancer cells.

New research suggests that there is some level of interaction or signalling that occurs between malignant cells in close proximity that guides the initiation of a tumor within normal tissues.

Scientists unravel how the immune checkpoint protein PD-L2 is regulated, which has potential implications in immune therapy.

Researchers have developed a non-invasive blood test that can detect whether a person has one of five common types of cancers (stomach, esophageal, colorectal, lung and liver cancer) four years before the condition can be diagnosed with current methods.

New battery technology could give flight to electric vertical takeoff and landing aircraft and supercharge safe, long-range electric cars.

Multiple new studies have revealed that microplastics are present in high quantities throughout the tidal Thames and are being ingested by wildlife.

A chance mutation that led to spinal defects in a zebrafish has opened a window into understanding the evolution of the spine.

Researchers have developed a mechanical way to stimulate neurons using magnetic nanodiscs that can be activated by an external magnetic field, providing a research tool for studying neural responses.