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Protein inhibitor offers potential to counter advance of brain tumours
Drugs that prevent the body from clearing parts of brain cells damaged by cancer could help slow tumour progression, according to a new study.
News
Hearing pioneer James Hudspeth dies aged 79
A. James Hudspeth, the American neuroscientist credited with discovering how the inner ear translates sound into signals for the brain, has died at the age of 79.
In Depth
Knowledge is power: In silico modelling of Covid-19
Scientific research takes time. But, as the Covid-19 pandemic highlighted, sometimes that’s a luxury scientists can’t afford, says ≈. Experimentation and data guide us to the ‘right’ decision based o…
Comment And Analysis
Gut reaction
Public interest in the significance of the microbiome has been increasing but until now testing has not always been sufficiently rigorous, says Jeremy Wilkinson.
Interviews
Global focus: the key to infectious disease control
President of the International Society for Infectious Diseases, Professor Paul Ananth Tambyah explains to Rachel Sully the importance of recognising, declaring and responding to infectious diseases s…
