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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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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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Super-resolution microscopy: Beyond the optical barrier

Simon LichtingerFebruary 3, 2023March 21, 202308 mins

Simon Lichtinger describes how the development of super-resolution microscopy enabled scientists to see beyond the optical diffraction limit.

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