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To address the plastic environmental crisis, chemists have developed a new polymer with ample strength in a marine setting that is poised to degrade by ultraviolet radiation.

Researchers have discovered that a protein (SARM1) involved in neuronal cell injury may also have a role in the progression of retinal degeneration.

A method for determining where a particular chocolate was produced — and someday, which farm its beans came from — by looking at its chemical “fingerprint” could reveal its true provenance.

A group of researchers has now published a new approach to treating multiple sclerosis – one that seeks to increase treatment effectiveness by selectively targeting a specific type of immune cell, called monocytes.

The U.S. Food and Drug Administration has granted accelerated approval to Pemazyre (pemigatinib), the first targeted treatment approved for adults with certain types of previously treated, advanced cholangiocarcinoma, a rare type of cancer that forms in bile ducts.

Researchers have developed a next-generation miniature lab device that uses magnetic nano-beads to isolate minute pathogenic bacteria and viruses.

The point when human embryonic stem cells irreversibly commit to becoming specialized has been identified by researchers at the Francis Crick Institute.

In the world of allergy diagnostics, the familiar blood samples and unpleasant skin prick procedures for testing allergen tolerance may soon be a thing of the past, after a study demonstrates that allergen-specific antibodies can be detected in nasal secretions.

NHS plans to rollout digital contact tracing to help reduce the spread of COVID-19 will not be effective unless the government takes action to address the technical limitations, barriers to effective deployment and social impacts of the technology, according to a rapid evidence review published today by the Ada Lovelace Institute.

A new study has unlocked a novel way to understand evolving strains of SARS-CoV-2, which could help to identify new clusters of the virus.