- June 11, 2025
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
team up to jump-start innovative science
The cuts to US federal science funding are beginning to bite around the world. Now, more than ever, private funders, such as philanthropic organizations, must
Can AI help us talk to dolphins? The race is now on
Bottlenose dolphins’ whistles will be analysed using artificial intelligence.Credit: Georgette Douwma/Nature Picture Library Will artificial intelligence (AI) finally allow us to talk to animals? To
Dopaminergic action prediction errors serve as a value-free teaching signal
Animals Male and female adult mice, aged between 2 and 7 months old, from the following mouse lines were used: C57BL/6 J wild-type (Charles River), Drd1-Cre
