Lighting up cancer: innovation in paediatric surgery

Lighting up cancer: innovation in paediatric surgery

Lighting up cancer: innovation in paediatric surgery Published: Surgically removing cancer tumours can be a risky procedure – bodily tissues that the cancer grows on can be damaged in the process, and leaving any part of the tumour behind can lead to the cancer coming...
How do the head, neck, and heart develop?

How do the head, neck, and heart develop?

How do the head, neck, and heart develop? Published: Birth defects affect one in every 33 babies born in the United States each year. A developmental biologist at Howard University in the US, Dr Janine M. Ziermann is studying the head, neck, and heart to find out how...
Can scientists prevent kidney disease?

Can scientists prevent kidney disease?

Can scientists prevent kidney disease? Published: At Duke University Medical Center in the US, Dr Jamie Privratsky divides his time between treating critically ill patients on the hospital wards and uncovering the biological causes of their conditions. In his most...
Deducing how Antarctica will respond to climate change

Deducing how Antarctica will respond to climate change

Deducing how Antarctica will respond to climate change Published: Antarctica holds a huge volume of ice – enough to raise global sea levels by 65 metres if it all melted. This means it is vitally important to understand how the Antarctic Ice Sheet is likely to be...