It’s now possible to easily visualise the structure of proteins, allowing scientists to better understand how life functions, as well as create new proteins. The scientists behind these incredible capabilities received the Nobel Prize in Chemistry 2024. Learn more:

For readers interested in RNA-based medicines, such as antisense oligonucleotides and siRNAs, this review discusses shared challenges in their development and strategies for addressing them nature.com/articles/s4157… rdcu.be/eDFyz

On Alzheimer's disease today: —Where p-tau217 is found in the brain and what it means —p-tau 217 is the most sensitive and specific AD biomarker, systematic review —Amyloid-β in brain and the gut's immune system

"A clear-cut solution to a long-persistent problem, when accomplished, often results in an enormous scientific or technological impact." Chemistry laureate Ryoji Noyori developed the Noyori asymmetric hydrogenation reaction. This helps enable production of various medications.

Next time you take a photo, think of physics laureates Willard Boyle and George Smith. While working together at the famous Bell Laboratories, they came up with a way of capturing images electronically. Their charge-coupled device (CCD) gave rise to an explosion in digital

Discovery of the number of ways cancer cell hijack other cells to promote their growth and spread keeps proliferating cell.com/cell/fulltext/…

Glioblastoma, an aggressive brain cancer, depends on the amino acid serine as a fuel source go.nature.com/3JJOkkr

Natural molecular glues spur next-gen small molecules for ‘undruggable’ targets nature.com/articles/s4158… rdcu.be/eAC91

Nature research paper: Rewiring of cortical glucose metabolism fuels human brain cancer growth go.nature.com/3UZGoOs

Discovery of a new type of immune cell in fat tissue that promotes infllammaging (chronic inflammation with aging) nature.com/articles/s4358… nature.com/articles/d4158…

We gathered 600 strong at the #LSBCAwards celebrating achievements in a year shaped by fiscal pressures. Congrats to the inspiring award winners and thanks to our sponsors & everyone who keeps showing up to move innovation forward! Sneak peak of photos: matlo.pixieset.com/lifesciencesbc…

BREAKING NEWS The Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences has decided to award the 2025 #NobelPrize in Chemistry to Susumu Kitagawa, Richard Robson and Omar M. Yaghi “for the development of metal–organic frameworks.”

Susumu Kitagawa, Richard Robson and Omar Yaghi were awarded the Nobel Prize in Chemistry today, bringing the total number of chemistry laureates to 198. Only two people have been awarded the prize twice – Frederick Sanger and Barry Sharpless. Discover more statistics about the