💰 Americans are getting wealthier, especially the poor
Every group got richer, and inequality decreased over the last three years.
💉 13% decline in child deaths thanks to malaria vaccine
Malaria claims the lives of half a million children every year, but the number is dropping thanks to new vaccines.
🧏 Curing deafness in children with gene therapy - trail begins
A novel gene therapy trial aims to restore quality hearing in children with auditory neuropathy. The treatment focuses on rectifying a fault in the OTOF gene, which is pivotal for sound transmission.
♿ Record high employment and education levels among disabled Americans
Significant increase in full-time employment and university graduation rates among disabled individuals over the last decade.
🧠 New AI enables real-time brain tumor diagnosis during surgery
Scientists unveil an innovative artificial intelligence tool that swiftly diagnoses tumor types during surgery.
🐔 CRISPR-engineered chickens resistant to flu
In groundbreaking use of CRISPR gene-editing technology, scientists have engineered flu-resistant chickens. This is a first step towards reducing avian flu outbreaks.
🔬 Breakthrough: X-ray vision into the microscopic world
"This type of information that you can get with laser-like X-rays, you just can't get by any other means," says Matthias Kling, a professor of photon science at Stanford University.
🌌 Scientists make key discovery about antimatter
Scientists confirm antimatter's response to gravity. This is a key discovery that may unlock the reason why the universe is matter-dominated.
🚰 MIT: Desalination freshwater cheaper than tap water
Breakthrough solar-powered system unveils cheaper desalination process Potential to produce freshwater at costs lower than tap water