Professor Lisa Kewley has been awarded the 2020 James Craig Watson Medal by the US National Academy of Sciences for her contributions to the study of galaxy formation and evolution. [ + ]

The team used human induced pluripotent stem cells (iPSCs) derived from bone marrow to make painkilling cells in the lab, then put them into the spinal cords of mice. [ + ]

Caplacizumab is said to be the first nanobody therapy to treat adults with the rare autoimmune blood-clotting disorder known as acquired thrombotic thrombocytopenic purpura. [ + ]

Singaporean scientists have discovered four potential drug compounds that target hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC), the most common type of liver cancer. [ + ]

Scientists have created a roadmap to insect conservation and recovery, based on achieving targets over different timescales. [ + ]

A drug used to treat high blood pressure may alleviate anxiety induced by long-term heavy alcohol use, and also halt the damage such drinking can cause to the brain's ability to grow new cells. [ + ]

Scientists have discovered that increasing the number of stem cells in the brain assists in recovering the cognitive functions that are lost during ageing. [ + ]

Treating particles of liquid metal alloys with heat causes them to roughen their surfaces with tiny spheres or nanowires. Control the heat and you can control the surface patterns. [ + ]

The drink works by targeting small DNA molecules inside bacterial cells. These molecules frequently carry genes that give resistance to antibiotics, which the bacteria are able to use. [ + ]

Abcam has announced the successful completion of the acquisition of Expedeon's Proteomics and Immunology business, which includes Innova and TGR Biosciences, as of 1 January 2020. [ + ]

Combining image analysis with a 3D microscopy technique allows researchers to quantify new or little-understood cell biology phenomena, according to Swiss scientists. [ + ]

Make-up products used every day in the UK are contaminated with potentially deadly superbugs, because most are not being cleaned and are used far beyond their expiry dates. [ + ]

ISO 35001 defines the requirements and guidance for laboratories or any other organisation that works with biological agents to control and reduce any risks associated with their use. [ + ]

With novel perfusion technology, livers — even injured livers — can now be kept alive outside of the body for an entire week. [ + ]

One individual fibre is as thin as a human hair and weighs less than a fruit fly, yet is very strong: it can lift a weight of 30 grams without tearing. [ + ]