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Hearing pioneer James Hudspeth dies aged 79

August 23, 2025
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.

Protein inhibitor offers potential to counter advance of brain tumours

August 23, 2025
Drugs that prevent the body from clearing parts of brain cells damaged by cancer could help slow tumour progression, according to a new study.

Generative AI boost in battle against drug resistance

August 14, 2025
Generative AI has enabled the creation of novel antibiotics capable of killing two highly drug resistant infections.

Phone tech to shine a light on Brazil’s pesticide problem

August 14, 2025
Fluorescent light used in TV and mobile phone screens is being employed in a new capacity – as a pesticide detector in food production.

Double dose ultrasound delivers BPA water pollution breakthrough

August 8, 2025
Developments in ultrasound technology have provided a means for tackling difficult pollutants in water, avoiding the addition of chemicals in the process.

Weight loss and growth hormone patients could swap injections for pill suggests research

August 7, 2025
Creators of a new technology say it could extend the number of therapies that can be administered via pills rather than injections.

Innovation in dialysis equipment

August 6, 2025
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...

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Kennedy axes US$0.5 billion mRNA vaccine investment

August 5, 2025
US health secretary Robert F Kennedy Jr has announced his department will terminate 22 government contracts for mRNA vaccines.

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