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The Babies Born with Cobalt in their Veins: How The Cobalt Mining Crisis is Impacting Congolese Children

The Babies Born with Cobalt in their Veins: How The Cobalt Mining Crisis is Impacting Congolese Children

Cobalt mining on the African Copperbelt is a well known human rights crisis for many reasons. A new study on foetal blood shows its health effects may now materialise in Congolese infants before they are even born. By Charlotte Leeds.

Smokeless Lives

Smokeless Lives

Will banning future generations from smoking prevent future hospitalisations? By Altay Shaw

Antibiotic resistance: The Gordian knot of the 21st Century

Antibiotic resistance: The Gordian knot of the 21st Century

Since the 20th century, the issue of antimicrobial resistance has developed into a gordian knot of gargantuan proportions. This has inspired research into treatments from other medical fields in hopes of minimising the consequences of antibiotic resistance. By James Lau Yi Wei

Joule in the Crown

Joule in the Crown

The intricacies of Formula 1’s fuel flow systems and how exceptional design has to break some regulations. By Matthew Hoult.

When Words Become Weapons

When Words Become Weapons

Brainwashing may seem like an alien, almost unbelievable concept to many of us. Alexandra Stein has dedicated her life to unravelling this phenomenon which robbed so many years of her life, to raise awareness of the vulnerabilities we all share that can be targeted. By Diya Asawa

The Nano Toolbox Used to Combat Cervical Cancer

The Nano Toolbox Used to Combat Cervical Cancer

(3/3) Women in developing countries are disproportionately affected by cervical cancer due to a lack of access to preventative medicine – innovations in nano-based cancer therapies are paving the way for a cancer-free future. By Mia Shepherd.

Novel Image-guided Nanoparticles Poised for Cancer Clinical Trials

Novel Image-guided Nanoparticles Poised for Cancer Clinical Trials

(2/3) A research team at Kings College London have developed a novel image-guided nanoparticle-based cancer treatment for targeted drug delivery, in hopes of reducing patient suffering. By Mia Shepherd.