Chinese scientists have successfully recovered experimental samples from a study investigating the effects of space conditions on mammalian early embryos. The samples were returned to Earth aboard China's Shenzhou-22 spacecraft after its mission to the China Space Station, according to researchers at the Shenzhen Institutes of Advanced Technology (SIAT) of the Chinese Academy of Sciences (CAS).

An experimental drug combination may help overcome treatment resistance in advanced kidney cancer, according to early results from a first-in-human clinical trial led by Mayo Clinic researchers.

In American politics, cursing and “four-letter words”  are no longer confined to hot mics or hidden behind closed doors. Politicians and pundits are increasingly using so-called “bad words” in speeches, social media posts and campaign ads. Benjamin Bergen,  professor of cognitive science and Pamela Ban, associate professor of political science, both from UC San Diego’s School of Social Sciences, examine why swearing among politicians is on the rise and what it reveals about persuasion, emotion and modern public discourse.

Turning over a new leaf, making both ends meet, breaking the ice, shooting wide of the mark, smelling a rat and having other fish to fry – modern day expressions you might think?

Think again…

This handful of examples is taken from a collection of idioms, dating back to the 17^th Century, that are commonly used today and highlighted in ‘A Frequency Dictionary of Multi-Word Expressions in British English’, authored by Professor of Corpus Linguistics Vaclav Brezina and Senior Lecturer Dr Dana Gablasova, both from Lancaster University and published by Routledge.

A leading-edge cellular therapy for treating melanoma cancer known as TIL (tumor infiltrating lymphocytes) requires removal of part of the tumor, isolating the tumor’s immune cells, multiplying them, and then infusing the patient with a resurgent army of billions of new TIL cells ready to attack the cancer.

As the number of connected devices worldwide is projected to exceed 40 billion by 2034, The University of Texas at San Antonio is leading a national initiative to ensure law enforcement can keep pace. Through the Internet of Things (IoT) National Training and Technical Assistance Program, cybersecurity experts are bridging a critical gap in digital forensics, providing investigators with the skills to extract evidence from everything from Ring doorbells to robotic vacuums.