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Results of breast cancer trial excite researchers
When Jackie Van Bochoven was diagnosed with an aggressive breast tumour in 2019, her family history of cancer—and a mutation in the BRCA gene, which raises the risk of various cancers—qualified her...
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New era in gene therapy as baby with ultrarare disease receives personalised...
Dr Kiran Musunuru and Dr Rebecca Ahrens-Nicklas with patient KJ. Credit: Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia In a major step forward for gene editing, an infant’s rare genetic disorder has been...
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Even if 5G penetrates a few millimetres into the skin, it is safe
Aerial view of a mobile phone telecommunications tower at Goonellabah, NSW, Australia. Credit: davidf / E+ / Getty Images Plus. Wirelessly transmitted data using electromagnetic frequencies in the 5G...
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US demand for directed blood donations based on misinformation
A growing number of patients in the United States are requesting blood from personally selected donors – often for reasons grounded in misinformation rather than medical need. Between 2019 and 2021,...
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Treating bed nets to kill malaria parasite may sidestep resistance problem
Biomedical scientists have successfully dosed bed net material with drugs to kill Plasmodium, the malaria parasite carried by the Anopheles mosquito, before the insect finds a human blood meal and...
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‘Cambrian explosion’ in cell signalling knowledge drives new research
Illustration of extracellular vesicles. Cross section shows surface receptors (blue) embedded in the membrane (purple) which surrounds the molecular cargo inside (blue and red). Credit: Juan...
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Could a kava session offer new path for PTSD treatment?
A clinical trial is set to explore the ancient Pacific tradition of kava drinking as a potential treatment for post-traumatic stress disorder. PTSD affects nearly 4% of the global population at some...
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World first gonorrhoea vaccine to be tried in the UK
A vaccine targeting gonorrhoea will soon be rolled out on the NHS. This will make England and Wales the first two countries in the world to offer such a programme. This move comes amid a sharp rise in...
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A glimmer of light: bionic eyes bring hope and doubts
We are taking a look back at stories from Cosmos Magazine in print. In March 2024, Manuela Callari reported on the burgeoning excitement around bionic eye technology and the doubts that linger about...
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Bats may hold the secret to cancer resistance
Bats are unusually long-lived for their size. The Brandt’s bat holds the record, with some individuals living more than 40 years. Greater mouse-eared bats can live into their late 30s, while little...
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Is there a better way to develop new drugs?
Pharmaceutical giants claim that research and development costs justify the sky-high prices of drugs. But this isn’t the whole truth. In December 2023, Clare Watson dived deep into the data and laid...
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Poison or cure? The dangers of chemicals in toxins
At the molecular level, poisons are chemicals typically with very specific functions. And whether naturally occurring or synthesised by humans, they play an important role in our lives, with many both...
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Microscopic mazes could stop bacteria spreading on surfaces
Researchers from the University of Nottingham have discovered that microscopic patterns etched into plastic surfaces can dramatically reduce bacterial growth — offering a promising new way to prevent...
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Why some pain lingers: brain’s ‘braking system’ fails chronic pain sufferers
Why does a papercut hurt for a moment, but a bad knee can ache for years? A new study from the Hebrew University of Jerusalem suggests the answer lies deep in the brainstem — and may lead to better...
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3D printed pancreas cells could be the future of diabetes treatment
A human pancreatic islet visualised using double immunostaining with glucagon antibody (red) and insulin antibody (blue). Credit: Afferent (CC BY-SA 3.0) An international team of scientists has 3D...
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AI helps radiologists keep an eye on breast cancer detection
Radiologists who used artificial intelligence (AI) to assist in reading mammograms were able to devote more attention to suspicious areas, according to a recent study published in the journal...
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Watch robot perform gallbladder surgery in pig
Surgical Robot Transformer-Hierarchy, SRT-H, performs surgery on a pig cadaver gallbladder. Credit: Juo-Tung Chen/Johns Hopkins University Painful gallstones and recurrent infections mean that,...
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Rat study reveals more misfolded proteins potentially causing dementia
A new study from John Hopkins University in the US has identified hundreds of misfolded proteins that may be contributing to Alzheimer’s and cognitive decline. Traditionally, research into Alzheimer’s...
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Scientists map pathogens that plagued humans for 37,000 years
Woodcut of dying plague patients from 1532. Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons. Researchers have uncovered the types of bacteria, viruses and parasites that plagued ancient humans across Europe and...
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Trained dogs sniff out Parkinson’s disease
A golden retriever named Bumper detects the skin swabs taken from people with Parkinson’s disease. Credit: Bex Arts A golden retriever named Bumper and a black labrador called Peanut have been trained...
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