Due to global warming, temperatures in the Arctic are climbing rapidly. As a result, the treeline for Siberian larch forests is steadily advancing to the north, gradually supplanting the broad expanses of tundra which are home to a unique mix of flora and fauna.

The European Commission aims to improve access to innovative drugs at the national level throughout the EU, however, the German Institute for Quality and Efficiency in Health Care (IQWIG) criticises that the proposed reform of EU pharmaceutical legislation still allows considerable differences in access between countries.

On 23 July 2022, the World Health Organization declared monkeypox a public health emergency of international concern. However, data continue to indicate that most cases are not life-threatening, and the disease is not easily passed from person to person.

Global heating could become “catastrophic” for humanity if temperature rises are worse than many predict or cause cascades of events we have yet to consider, or indeed both. The world needs to start preparing for the possibility of a “climate endgame”, say experts.

With an aim to meet the growing demand for high quality cell culture media solutions, Fujifilm has plans to develop a new cell culture media manufacturing facility in Research Triangle Park, North Carolina, USA. The new facility will be operated by Fujifilm Irvine Scientific, a subsidiary of Fujifilm Corporation.

Scientific journals and research papers are evaluated by a metric known as their “impact factor,” which is based on how many times a given paper is cited by other papers. However, a new study from MIT and other institutions suggests that this measure does not accurately capture the impact of medical papers on health outcomes for all patients, particularly those in low- or middle-income countries.

Researchers at the University of Bern and Inselspital, Bern University Hospital made use of non-contact sensors to identify health problems in aging people such as old-age depression, risk of falls or cognitive impairment, at an early stage.

Researchers have revealed numerous new findings about chocolate including the possibility of strengthening teeth, the compounds required to make it tasty and how can one know if a chocolate bar is authentic.

Researchers at Turku University and Åbo Akademi University, Finland, have revealed that finger-like cellular extensions called filopodia help to preserve the basement membrane, a tissue barrier that stops breast tumours from spreading to other body parts.

Researchers at the University of Turku in Japan have analyzed the X-ray radiation from the matter around a black hole and have revealed interesting findings that will help to better understand the inner workings of black holes and how they consume mass.