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A careful examination of a large number of systemic reviews helps to understand how pandemic measures negatively affected cancer patients, while highlighting the limitations of these studies.

A new microscopy technique to examine the behaviour of living tissues harnesses the fact that certain molecules inside cells can fluoresce naturally.

Mutations in cells that form the lining of the kidney tubules may be the cause of organ failure in a rare genetic disorder.

Using drugs to harden compartments that viruses use to multiply in cells may be a potential antiviral treatment strategy.

Closely examining the neurons that modulate hearing sensitivity reveals molecules that may help to protect against damage from loud sounds.

Booster doses improve COVID-19 vaccine protection for cancer patients, including against the Omicron variant.

Mitochondria inside the cells that underpin sound detection have a unique architecture and organisation.

A drug previously used to treat high blood pressure may help to protect individuals with an inherited eye disorder from sight loss.