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An experimental cell therapy first developed for cancer has driven severe lupus into remission in early NHS trials, with researchers hopeful it could one day help treat other autoimmune conditions.
Researchers say switching off a single protein restored cartilage in old mice and stopped post-injury arthritis, raising hopes of an alternative to knee replacements.
Buried beneath 650 metres of rock, the JUNO experiment has produced some of the most precise measurements yet of how neutrinos shift identity as they travel.
The giant underground detector has produced one of the most precise measurements yet of how neutrinos shift identity as they travel, a result that could reshape our understanding of fundamental physics.
A new design uses an electrolyser that automatically adapts to changing sunlight, removing the bulky batteries that have held back earlier attempts to copy the way plants capture energy.
A new catalyst developed at the University of Birmingham splits water into hydrogen at far lower temperatures than today's methods, opening a route to cheap green fuel from the heat that steelworks and cement plants already throw away.