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Scientists discover way to see tiny brain clusters that may trigger Parkinson’s

Researchers likened the breakthrough to ‘being able to see stars in broad daylight’.

Evening Standard

Wellcome Photography Prize 2025: When photography meets science, health and the human experience

Now in its 28th year, the Wellcome Photography Prize honours photography at the intersection of science, health and the human experience. This year’s winners capture powerful stories exploring domestic abuse, climate migration and the hidden dangers of cholesterol.

Euronews

Scientists make new discovery that could help prevent diet-related liver cancer

Scientists said that cases of the cancer arising from underlying fatty liver disease are on the rise

The Independent UK

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Scientists find new pathway which could help prevent diet-related liver cancer

The research is published in the journal JHep Reports.

The Independent UK

British Library's huge £1.1 billion extension goes ahead after securing Japanese backing

The scheme will create new facilities for the library and provide 600,000 sq ft of new commercial space for life sciences occupiers

Evening Standard

How to reproduce with two fathers – and no biological mother

At the Third International Summit on Human Genome Editing, held in March 2023 at the Francis Crick Institute in London, Japanese researcher Katsuhiko Hayashi stunned attendees when he explained how he had successfully reproduced mice from two male parents.

The Conversation

1,500 ancient European genomes reveal previously hidden waves of migration, study finds

Researchers developed a more precise method of understanding ancestry from ancient DNA and used it to identify previously unknown waves of migration.

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DNA study reveals secrets of migrations across Europe 2000 years ago

Most of the migrations involved people speaking three main branches of Germanic languages

The Independent UK

The Standard 100: People shaping London in Science & Medicine and Environment

The Standard 100’s list of people shaping London include categories for Science & Medicine and the Environment: among those named are Tim Spector and the Duke of Westminster

Evening Standard

Does air pollution cause dementia? UK scientists launch study to find out

Research at the Francis Crick Institute could lead to new drugs to counter progress of diseases like Alzheimer’s

The Guardian - UK

Nvidia overtakes Apple & surpasses $3 trillion: Tech & Science Daily podcast

Plus, a full automated transcript of today’s episode

Evening Standard

Does winning a Nobel prize make you less productive? Do you get ‘Nobelitis’? Here’s what it did to me

There’s something to the notion that Nobel winners create less thereafter, says scientist Paul Nurse

The Guardian - UK

Hormone changes could explain ‘baby brain’

Research on mice found that while some hormonal changes lasted for a month after birth, some were permanent.

The Independent UK

Antiviral Covid drug linked to virus mutations, study suggests

Researchers say their findings are helpful in the ongoing assessment of the risks and benefits of molnupiravir treatment.

The Independent UK

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The Observer view on the Horizon Europe research programme: the best hope for British science

Rishi Sunak is still dithering about whether to rejoin the EU’s £85bn scheme or force our scientists to go it alone with UK funding

The Independent UK

Scientists create synthetic human embryos without need for egg or sperm

Experts say model embryos could provide insight into causes of miscarriages and aspects of human development but raise ethical and legal questions.

Daily Mirror

Wes Streeting vows to improve cancer survival rates as he recalls brush with disease

The Shadow Health Secretary added he was lucky he survived his own scare after kidney cancer was picked up by chance, aged 38

Dynamite News

Facial changes in Down Syndrome have genetic basis, says study

The Francis Crick Institute, King's College London, and University College London researchers have shed light on the genetics underpinning changes in the structure and form of the face and skull in a mouse model of Down Syndrome. Read further on Dynamite News:

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Cancer breakthrough could see blood test used to predict how disease spreads

A near-decade-long study could allow scientists to monitor tumours in real-time through blood tests.

The Independent UK

Scientists uncover how some skin cancers resist end-of-life treatment and spread to the brain and liver

New findings could help to deliver new treatments which will give cancer patients more time with loved ones

The Independent UK

Research reveals how incurable skin cancer resists treatment – study

Scientists hope the findings will help to deliver new treatments which give people with advanced cancer more time with their loved ones.

Inverse

This Artificial Sweetener Has a Surprising Effect on the Immune System

A mouse study looked at how high doses of Splenda in mice affected their T cell activation, which could implicate the sweetener's use in autoimmune disorder treatment.

The Conversation

Somatic genome editing therapies are becoming a reality – but debate over ethics, equitable access and governance continue

Hundreds of experts from around the world gathered at the Francis Crick Institute in London this week for the Third International Summit on Human Genome Editing.

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