23 – 29 October 2017
Iranian scholar sentenced to death
Ahmadreza Djalali, a researcher in disaster medicine at Karolinska Institute in Stockholm, convicted of espionage and sentenced in Iran. Find source
US March for Science group faces growing pains
A group of volunteers claims that the organization that spearheaded global protests in April has been unduly secretive about its management practices. Find source
Scientists propose way to turn any cell into any other cell type
A new paper grounded in both math and biology lays out a way to do it with individual cells. If it works, it could have applications from regenerating diseased or lost tissue to fighting cancer. Find source
Neuroscientists improve human memory by electrically stimulating brain
Neuroscientists have discovered precisely where and how to electrically stimulate the human brain to enhance people's recollection of distinct memories. Find source
Women more likely to die in the first year after a heart attack
A team has determined that in the first year after a heart attack women are subject to a significantly higher mortality risk than men with similar case histories. Find source
