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Biosensors for COVID-19

Scientists have created a new way to detect the proteins that make up the pandemic coronavirus, as well as antibodies against it.

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Do antibiotics reach bacteria hiding in tissues?

Scientists have developed a new imaging method to see where antibiotics have reached bacteria within tissues.

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Delighting in the negative

Sarah May, Deputy Chief Executive of the IBMS, wonders at our apparent inability to celebrate success.

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The vaccine race

With more than 150 COVID-19 vaccines in development, we put the three front-runners under the microscope and look at the incredible, unprecedented development work of the last year.

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Smallpox, salmonella and sacrifice

Stephen Mortlock looks back at the history of the Aztec civilisation, the diseases that struck and the treatments that were created.

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Urgent need for early COVID-19 treatments

COVID-19 treatments for people with early infection are needed urgently, according to Anthony S Fauci, Director of the US National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases.

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What is long COVID?

Dr David Strain, a Senior Clinical Lecturer, is heading up the British Medical Association’s work on the long-term impact of COVID-19. Here he explains what we know so far about long COVID.

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New biomarker to prevent graft-versus-host disease

A recent report sheds light on immune cell biomarkers that may reveal which patients are most at risk for graft-versus-host disease (GVHD).

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Air pollution and COVID-19

Scientists have found that long-term exposure to urban air pollution may have made COVID-19 more deadly.

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COVID-19 not characterised by a cytokine storm

Inflammatory proteins known as cytokines play a crucial role in the immune response. If this response is too strong – a phenomenon known as “cytokine storm” – it can cause harm to the patient.

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The big question: "What are the chances of a COVID-19 vaccine by Christmas?"

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