China is converting vacant primary schools and kindergartens into elderly care facilities as falling birth rates and a shrinking youth population leave classrooms empty while demand for services for older people increases.
A one-time gene therapy may significantly slow the progression of Huntington’s disease, raising hopes for the first treatment capable of altering the course of this rare, inherited brain disorder. In a small
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Scientists are exploring an innovative approach to treating brain disorders by replacing microglia, the immune cells that patrol and maintain the brain. Recent studies suggest that microglia replacement could one day help
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In a city that might have hosted a rival to Cambridge 800 years ago, a small but ambitious institution is challenging the traditional model of UK higher education. The New Model Institute
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A New York judge has ruled that cutting-edge DNA sequencing technology can be used as evidence in the trial of an alleged serial killer, marking a potential turning point for forensic science
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The Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation will contribute $912 million to the Global Fund to Fight AIDS, Tuberculosis and Malaria, co-founder Bill Gates announced Monday, warning that steep government aid cuts threaten
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A large international study has found that children born to mothers with gestational diabetes face a higher likelihood of developing attention deficit–hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) and autism spectrum disorder (ASD). The research, presented
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A groundbreaking artificial intelligence model, Delphi-2M, can forecast a person’s risk of developing more than 1,000 diseases — in some cases providing predictions up to 20 years ahead. The study, published today
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Brazil is taking an ambitious two-pronged approach to combat dengue, a mosquito-borne virus that kills thousands in South America each year and is spreading rapidly across the region. Health authorities are deploying
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Scientists have detected a surprising geological shift thousands of kilometres beneath Earth’s surface, near the boundary between the planet’s core and mantle. The change, which occurred between 2006 and 2008, was only
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This week, leading researchers are meeting in Manchester to discuss whether to impose limits on experiments that could one day produce “mirror life”: synthetic cells made entirely from molecules that are mirror
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The Galileo Museum in Florence is drawing attention for its unusual exhibit: the preserved middle finger of astronomer Galileo Galilei, encased in a gilded glass egg. The display, described by historian James
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A groundbreaking study published today in Nature has traced responsibility for global heatwaves back to individual fossil-fuel producers, potentially strengthening efforts to hold these companies accountable for their role in climate change.
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At first glance, Ruben Jorge’s farm near the village of Penha Garcia in eastern Portugal appears like any other rural property. Yet a closer look reveals a quiet revolution unfolding among the
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Scientists have taken a major step forward in the search for a lasting treatment for type 1 diabetes, offering new hope to millions who currently rely on daily insulin injections. In a
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A new frontier in genetic engineering has galloped into the world of horse breeding. For the first time, researchers have used CRISPR–Cas9 gene-editing technology to modify the genome of horses, creating animals
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