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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.
News
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.
In Depth
Innovation in dialysis equipment
In 2022, more than 30,000 people were undergoing kidney dialysis in the UK [1], all of whom will require precision machinery, either at home or in a dialysis centre, to remove metabolites and toxins …
Comment And Analysis
Study reveals the eye is the window to the heart
Routine eye scans could help identify major coronary illness up to a decade early, concludes research supported by two leading health organisations.
Interviews
Evolving prostate cancer research with FFPE samples
Dr. Nallasivam Palanisamy of the Henry Ford Health System and Michigan State University and Dr. Han Wei of Beckman Coulter Life Sciences, who have been collaborating, together with their respective t…
Focal Point
Flea bacteria
This digitally colourised scanning electron microscopic image depicts a number of yellow Yersinia pestis bacteria.
