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The Regeneration of the Chemical Weapons Convention

The Oxford ScientistSeptember 20, 2022

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You are what you eat: The gut-brain connection

Iza BasharatMarch 22, 2023March 22, 2023011 mins

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

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Sketch of ME/CFS symptoms showing a woman slumped over with exhaustion.
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ME/CFS: The fatigue that sleep can’t shake

Megan StokerMarch 17, 2023March 17, 2023018 mins

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

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Distributed communication networks: Bridging science fiction and reality

Tanmayee DeshprabhuFebruary 22, 2023March 21, 2023016 mins

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

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Is the blood-brain barrier a barrier to medical progress?

Sophie BeaumontFebruary 17, 2023March 14, 2023015 mins

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

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Checkpoints: Progress in cancer immunotherapy

Cecilia JayFebruary 15, 2023March 21, 2023011 mins

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

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How WEIRD biases reduce diversity in behavioural science

Bessie O'DellFebruary 10, 2023March 14, 202307 mins

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

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Intellectual property in the life sciences: A barrier or a key to a better future? 

Jacques William BouvierFebruary 8, 2023March 21, 202308 mins

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

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What stops us from saying tongue twisters fluently?

Sakshi RajeshFebruary 7, 2023March 18, 202307 mins

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

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The ecological legacy of nuclear fallout

Paris JaggersFebruary 6, 2023March 10, 2023016 mins

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

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Optimal transport theory from sandcastles to artificial intelligence

Duncan W. MartinsonFebruary 5, 2023March 18, 202308 mins

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

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