- June 20, 2025
AI slashes time to produce gold-standard medical reviews — but sceptics urge caution
Findings from clinical trials and other studies are summarized in systematic reviews, which guide policy decisions.Credit: Philippe Lopez/AFP via Getty Scientists say they have used
Mice with human cells developed using ‘game-changing’ technique
Light micrograph of a mouse embryo. Scientists are developing mice with human cells.Credit: Arthur Chien/Science Photo Library Researchers have developed mice with organs containing human
Some US researchers want to leave the country. Can Europe take them?
In early May, European politicians and university leaders gathered in Paris at Sorbonne University to deliver a message to US researchers affected by cuts made
Dementia is deadly — the UN needs to take it more seriously
In 2019, I met the health minister of a populous nation. After spending 30 minutes discussing the country’s dementia statistics, the minister politely stopped me mid-sentence
What puzzles people, past and present: Books in brief
Nature, Published online: 06 June 2025; doi:10.1038/d41586-025-01800-x Andrew Robinson reviews five of the best science picks. Source link
Iron deficiency in pregnant mice causes XY embryos to develop with female characteristics
Nature, Published online: 04 June 2025; doi:10.1038/d41586-025-01456-7 In mice, a lack of maternal iron impairs an iron-dependent enzyme that activates the male sex-determining gene, causing
NIH grant cuts will axe clinical trials abroad — and could leave thousands without care
Diseases caused by HIV and drug-resistant tuberculosis could surge globally as a result of research-grant cuts made by the US National Institutes of Health. Credit:
How the natural world is inspiring the robot eyes of the future
The miniature curved compound eye, called CurvACE, was inspired by the eyes of insects.Credit: Alain Herzog, EPFL Electrical engineer Young Min Song remembers when his
Scientists with ADHD speak up: when fire meets focus
Lis Gallant’s ADHD helps her to switch her attention rapidly to manage field site safety and data collection under intense volcanic conditions.Credit: Hawaiian Volcano Observatory/USGS
COVID changed our appetite for zombies
The year was 2013, and the release of hotly anticipated zombie-apocalypse video game was on the horizon. The game, called The Last of Us, invited
