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Traditional bone marrow aspirate (BMA) stem cell extraction methods are complex, time-consuming, and yield poor results due to antiquated centrifugation techniques.

A virus diagnosis device that gives lab-quality results within just three minutes has been invented by engineers at the University of Bath, who describe it as the ‘world’s fastest Covid test’.

New research from the University of Copenhagen demonstrates that bonnets can also find their ways into young, healthy trees and plants, where they try to cooperate.

Phase III study finds perioperative nivolumab plus chemotherapy significantly lowers chance of disease recurrence, progression or death compared to chemotherapy alone.

A new method for selecting aptamers, or "chemical antibodies," created by Penn State engineers takes only days to complete, instead of the months typically needed for traditional methods.

A systematic review shows that malaria parasite prevalence is highest in migrants from the Sub-Saharan region, particularly migrants from Central Africa.

Biopharmaceuticals require careful analysis during research, development and manufacturing. In this article, we highlight some of the analytical techniques employed in biopharmaceutical analysis, and how the field is evolving to meet new challenges.

A new molecular test for bacteria and viruses, including SARS-CoV-2 has been developed by scientists at the University of Surrey, as they warn that the world needs to be prepared for the next pandemic.

Scientists have developed a powerful diagnostic tool capable of detecting monkeypox virus in clinical samples with acute precision and at a faster rate than any other method.

Researchers have shown for the first time that breast milk from breast cancer patients contains tumor DNA, known as circulating tumor DNA (ctDNA). This can be detected through liquid biopsy in breast milk.