The missing microbe
Ilke Boran reports on the role of the gut microbiome in crucial biological processes, and how social factors impacts its composition.
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A triumph in xenotransplantation: Monkey survives over two years with genetically modified pig kidney
Alice Pebody explores the triumphs of xenotransplantation and discusses what this could mean for xenotransplantation in human therapeutics.
Bird flu reaches the Antarctic region
George Rabin reports on the first instance of Avian Influenza detected in the Antarctic, posing threats to vulnerable and endangered species.
Virtual healthcare, here to stay?
Sophie Thompson The digitisation of healthcare is not a new idea—indeed it was a clear ambition of the NHS Long Term Plan, published in January 2019, which proposed that all patients should have the right to a ‘digital first’ primary care offer by 2023/2024. The pandemic, however, necessitated a much more rapid realisation of this…
The Contingency of Brain Health on Exercise
Using the power of choice and flexibility of neural connections to achieve well-being, lesson from Dr. Korb By Irene Trung The tuning of neural circuits depends on the genetics of the individual, childhood, and current experiences. Although we cannot select our genes and may have little control over our early experiences, we still have…
Missing Cancer Puzzle Piece: Could Interstitium Be the Answer?
A group of researchers has discovered that the interstitial space surrounding cells in numerous tissues such as the lungs, gut, dermis and blood vessels has a unique structure that hasn’t been described before. It has been observed that this space is made up of multiple fluid-filled sinuses that form a network through which interstitial fluid…
Age-Fighting Mutation Found in an Amish Community
People live messy lives: they make complex choices about what to eat, who to start a family with, and generally how to live their lives. Mice on the other hand are much simpler. They can live in a lab where their diet, mating and behaviour can be carefully monitored and controlled. This makes it far…