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A new study has identified a protein that plays a key role in the development of cancer-killing immune cells.

Researchers have suggested that the inhibition of two key proteases on the surface of host cells could prevent SARS-CoV-2 from being able to invade.

Researchers are developing a chemical sensing device that can detect acute respiratory disease syndrome associated with COVID-19 deaths.

A new coalition of more than 500 scientists from around the world has been created to share data on COVID-19 gleaned from the use of mass spectrometry techniques which examine people’s blood and other biomarkers.

Blood tests for antibodies against SARS-CoV-2 are becoming more readily available, but no test is perfectly reliable so results must be carefully interpreted, experts say.

An international collaborative team has developed a new diagnostic blood test which detects recent exposure to vivax malaria. The new test can also identify people who may harbor dormant liver-stage malaria parasites which can cause illness.

UK charity LifeArc has awarded Vicore Pharma approximately £1.5 million for the ATTRACT VP01 (C21) COVID-19 study.

Researchers have developed a method that might make the production of a biologically significant precursor of the plant hormone jasmonic acid more efficient and cheaper.

A new study has found that the DNA of Canaanites is a mixture of two populations: The Chalcolithic Zagros and Early Bronze Age Caucasus.

A team of researchers led by Swansea University have developed new technology to monitor cholesterol in brain tissue which could uncover its relation to neurodegenerative disease and pave the way for the development of new treatments.