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Scientists have developed a test that can identify hybrids resulting from crossbreeding between European and American lobsters.

Previous studies have shown that some antihistamines have survival benefits in breast cancer. Now a team reports this may also be the case for malignant melanoma.

Whilst levels of some air pollutants have decreased under lockdown, according to a new study, ground-level ozone has increased in China.

Researchers have identified ST2 as a novel checkpoint molecule that could help T cells become more effective.

A new study shows how the microbiome plays a key role in rendering the immune system capable of responding to pathogens.

Researchers have uncovered a cellular pathway that helps plants to sense danger signals and elicit a response.

Vaccine development can often take many years. To accelerate the process, a team of scientists have come together to create a plan – a coordinated and efficient approach - to creating vaccines against COVID-19.

Evidence from a large study of several thousand heart failure patients shows that men have higher concentrations of angiotensin-converting enzyme 2 (ACE2) in their blood than women. Since ACE2 enables the coronavirus to infect healthy cells, this may help to explain why men are more vulnerable to COVID-19 than women.

The COVID-19 Ag Respi-Strip test can identify an infected person in 15 minutes at point-of-care sites that lack facilities or time for sophisticated testing.

A new study shows how planarian stem cells are able to postpone their own death in order to respond to an injury that needs their attention.