For The Better

Archaeologists have unearthed the first Roman mosaic of its kind in the UK.

New research suggests that effective wound healing may be aided by replicating a crucial component of our blood.

In mice with high-risk neuroblastoma, tumors disappeared in response to a new combination treatment with precision medicines, a recent study shows. This is a vital step toward a potentially curative treatment for a form of cancer affecting young childr…

New research gives a bird’s-eye view of the scale of plastic creation globally, tracing where it’s produced, where it ends up, and its environmental impact.

It is widely understood that antibodies neutralize viruses by latching onto their surfaces and blocking them from infecting host cells. But new research reveals that this barrier method isn’t the only way that antibodies disable viruses. An internation…

Scientists can control brain circuits, behavior, and emotion using light. Researchers developed a new optogenetic tool, ‘Opto-vTrap’, which is expected to contribute to treatment for epilepsy, muscle spasms, and skin wrinkles.

Lasers in conventional laser printers for paper printouts are very small. 3D laser printers for 3-dimensional microstructures and nanostructures, by contrast, have required big and expensive laser systems so far. Researchers now use another process for…

An analysis in the lead up to World AIDS Day reveals that HIV is ‘virally suppressed’ in only 59 per cent of children and adolescents on treatment.