Many antibiotics were developed during the “Golden Age of Antibiotics”. How did it happen, why has antibiotic development slowed down since then, and what can […]
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62% Fewer Deaths: Why the Latest Findings on the HPV Vaccine Are Cause for Relief
By:Kontrast.at 80% of people will become infected with Human Papillomavirus (HPV) at some point in their lives. While often harmless, it can, in some cases, […]
Amazon Web Services(AWS) invests $4 billion in Anthropic
Amazon web services(AWS) has made a significant investment in Anthropic heralding a new era of partnership between anthropic and AWS. The collaboration will deepen work […]
Rich countries spend 50 times as much on healthcare than poor countries per person
Rich countries spend, on average, the equivalent of $6,200 per person on healthcare. This includes public and private expenditures. In low-income countries, the equivalent expenditure […]
Universal health coverage is not an impossible goal
This piece was produced by SciDev.Net’s Sub-Saharan Africa English desk. By: Mengistu Asnake and Rispah Walumbe Africa must strengthen health systems through innovation and collaboration to achieve universal […]
Nio debuts firefly EV with battery swapping technology
On NIO day 2024, Chinese EV manufacturer Nio, launched the firefly brand with battery swapping technology. It has a preorder price of 148,000 RMB and […]
What share of cancers are caused by infections?
Certain pathogens, like viruses and bacteria, can cause long-term inflammation or directly damage DNA in ways that eventually lead to cancer. For example, hepatitis B and C […]
Fresh eyesight insights bring human eye into sharp focus
By Sofia Sanchez Manzanaro EU-funded researchers are unlocking the secrets of the human eye, creating cutting-edge digital models that are transforming the quality of eye surgeries. […]
Startup’s sustainable plastic free, water free shampoo
Jlynn chen is in the beauty industry and was perturbed by the amount of plastic used in beauty products. She then set out on a […]
Ecovative the startup that is revolutionizing packaging.
In a world drowning in plastic pollution, mycelium packaging emerges as a groundbreaking, eco-friendly alternative that promises to revolutionize how we think about protective packaging. […]