There is no medicine for this disease, nor will one be available in the near future, meaning authorities have to resort to medieval measures to counter a plague
One of the 15 publications that put out the most studies globally has been expelled from the indexing system for irregularities. Its publisher, Elsevier, has a 38% profit margin that reached $1.5 billion in 2024
The British Antarctic Survey estimates that more than 50,000 individuals are missing from the beaches following the virus’s sudden jump from birds: ‘It’s staggering’
An international investigation confirms that beta-blockers, prescribed routinely for four decades, do not provide benefits to most patients recovering from a myocardial infarction
A multibillion-dollar project reveals critical moments during pregnancy, and even after birth, when the risk of neurological development disorders like autism, schizophrenia and attention deficit disorder is highest
The experimental treatment, developed using cells at La Paz public hospital, achieves a preliminary survival rate of 70% in patients who had exhausted all other options
The treatment, which is administered only once, has allowed a little girl named Eliana Nachem, confined to her home to avoid infections, to go out into the world
A play recounts the astonishing story of the religious man who created a universal language of numbers
Six scientists demonstrate in their laboratory that a sulfur compound could have been key to the appearance of the first proteins on early Earth
A Chinese company, calling itself ‘the organ factory of the future,’ has humanized a pig through genetic engineering to enable a transplant performed on a brain-dead man
The discovery of an unusual stellar explosion confirms the existence of a ‘cosmic onion’ with layers of chemical elements inside each star
A Japanese laboratory claims it is the first time a behavior has been transmitted between species, achieved by manipulating a single gene
Four volunteers with paralysis manage to communicate thanks to a brain reader that only activates when they think of the title of the famous children’s movie, protecting their mental privacy
The fossils, attributed to an unknown australopithecus that lived in present-day Ethiopia 2.6 million years ago, have met with skepticism from other experts
A leading scientist, a businesswoman and a disease-free patient come together to tell the full story of the promising experimental Spanish tumor drug
A Harvard team reverses dementia in mice with a metal supplement, after showing that its deficiency drives the disease
A team led by Chinese scientists found that there was a natural crossing nine million years ago, in an investigation with geopolitical implications: whoever controls potatoes dominates the world
The Spanish doctor, of the US National Science Foundation, is the only employee to put his full name to a letter against the dismantling of the government agency
The researcher has penned crime novels full of death — and received more than $5.8 million from the European Union toward finding the cure for cancer
An international team of scientists has discovered a genetic fragment on four continents that makes microbes resistant to an entire family of antibiotics
The discovery, made thanks to an experiment involving hundreds of bank employees in Spain, opens the door to new treatments beyond reducing cholesterol
The biochemist, who died at 88 in La Jolla, California, transformed the lives of millions after participating in the development of 40 new drugs, including the best-selling one in history
China’s Hong Wang has just accomplished one of the greatest mathematical achievements of the 21st century
The virologist, awarded for his part in the discovery of the hepatitis C virus, has helped save the lives of millions of people
A team of researchers and engineers has been secretly working for three years on one of humanity’s most devilish enigmas, the solution of which is considered imminent thanks to artificial intelligence
An analysis of thousands of people suggests that these strategies, especially eating every other day, are an alternative to traditional weight loss methods
The biologist explains his latest discoveries, his new tattoo, his kidnapping, and his five rules for being creative