Researchers have developed a new drug – elraglusib that may help pancreatic cancer patients to live longer. A phase 2 randomized trial showed that the drug along with chemotherapy reduced the risk of death by 38 %.

Vehicle-to-grid technology could give electric vehicles a second role beyond transport: stabilising the power system. A new study suggests that EVs can act as a distributed storage network, absorbing surplus renewable electricity and feeding it back into the grid at peak times.

A new study on the Antarctic Peninsula shows that the choices we make in the next decade will determine Antarctica’s fate for centuries. At the moment we are on track for a medium- to high emissions future with irreversible consequences.

Methanol is a key starting material for chemical products. Researchers from ETH Zurich can now produce this precursor from CO2 and hydrogen with high efficiency by using isolated metal atoms as catalysts.

Researchers have developed an electronic tattoo for leaves that uses hyperflexible and sustainable material graphene to track hydration levels in plant leaves. This solution could predict wildfires, improve agricultural yield, conserve water and food security.

Human imagination still outperforms artificial intelligence when it comes to genuine visual creativity. A new study led by the University of Barcelona found that even advanced image-generating AI systems lag far behind both artists and non-artists in producing truly original and compelling images, especially when human guidance is removed.

What began as a failed control experiment has led to a potentially important advance in drug chemistry. Researchers at the University of Cambridge discovered a light-driven reaction that enables late-stage modification of complex drug molecules under mild conditions.

Far from living on fish alone, prehistoric Europeans appear to have combined plants, seafood and other animal products into regionally distinct dishes. A new analysis of charred food residues in ancient pottery suggests that hunter-gatherer communities between the 6th and 3rd millennium BC had far more varied and sophisticated culinary traditions than previously assumed.

Researchers have recently tested a Crispr/Cas9 gene-editing technique to help the immune system in a person’s body to fight advanced gastrointestinal cancers. The results have revealed promising signs of safety and potential effectiveness of the treatment.

A study shows that women who experience premature menopause before age 40 are at a 40 % higher risk of developing coronary heart diseases. It also found that premature menopause was three times more common among black women than white women.