Grass-roots pressure grows to boost support for breastfeeding scientists
Credit: Alamy The months following the birth of Colleen Sullivan’s first child, a son, in 2014 were rough. Sullivan, a
This scientist treated her own cancer with viruses she grew in the lab
Viruses such as measles (pictured here) can be used to attack cancerous cells. Credit: Eye Of Science/Science Photo Library A
World-first stem-cell treatment restores vision in people
Three people with severely impaired vision who received stem-cell transplants have experienced substantial improvements in their sight that have persisted
Why do wet dogs shake themselves dry? Neuroscience has an answer
Experiments with mice have revealed the neuroscience of why dogs shake their wet fur.Credit: Nat NT/Getty When a dog shakes
Will South Africa become first country to accept controversial form of human genome editing?
Researchers have voiced concerns after South Africa updated its health-research ethics guidelines to include a new section on heritable (or
What Trump’s election victory could mean for AI, climate and more
From repealing climate policies to overturning guidance on the safe development of artificial intelligence (AI), Republican Donald Trump made plenty
New CERN chief pledges to forge ahead with $17-billion supercollider
Mark Thomson will take the helm at CERN at the end of next year. Credit: Fabrice Coffrini/AFP via Getty British
First DNA from Pompeii body casts illuminates who victims were
The eruption of Mount Vesuvius (artist’s illustration) buried the city of Pompeii, Italy, in at least six metres of volcanic
Heart attacks trigger deep healing sleep
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How understudied endometriosis causes pain for hundreds of millions of women
Many women live with endometriosis but scientists say research into the condition is underfunded.Credit: GARO/PHANIE/Science Photo Library Pain-sensing nerves and