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You are what you eat: The gut-brain connection

Iza Basharat reviews what is known of the connection between the brain and nutrition—and particularly the microorganisms in our gut.

Megan Stoker reviews the current medical understanding of the enigmatic condition ME/CFS, commonly known as chronic fatigue syndrome.

Tanmayee Desprabhu describes how the development of de-centalised communication networks are making science fiction ideas a reality.

Sophie Beaumont reviews research into how the blood-brain barrier protects the brain, and poses challenges for delivery of medical treatment.

Cecilia Jay describes the challenges facing immunotherapy as cancer treatment, and its potential to revolutionise personalised medicine .

Bessie O’Dell explains how bias towards people from Western, educated, industrialised, rich and democratic (WEIRD) societies skews research.

Jacques William Bouvier debates the pros and cons of intellectual property in the life sciences, and how regulation might foster innovation.

Sakshi Rajesh explains what linguistics and brain sciences have to tell us about tongue twisters, and why we find them so difficult to say.

Paris Jaggers describes the surprising environmental legacy of nuclear fallout from the bomb testing era of the mid-20th century.

Duncan W. Martinson describes the progression of optimal transport theory through various applications from economics to AI.