French chemist Henri Kagan and Japanese scientist Kenso Soai received the 2026 Nobel Prize in Chemistry for discoveries in asymmetric organic synthesis. Their work helps explain how chemists can produce one form of a molecule more often than its mirror image.
A study by Russian and German researchers tested a way to find rare T-cell groups that respond to parts of viruses and fungi. The early results may help scientists study the immune system, but do not yet show that the method can treat disease.
Russia has registered AmpliSens mecA CRISPR, a PCR and CRISPR/Cas test that looks for a gene linked to resistance to methicillin and related antibiotics. The test is intended for cerebrospinal-fluid samples from people with suspected bacterial infections.
The WHO says Ebola transmission is falling in the hardest-hit parts of Ituri province in the Democratic Republic of the Congo. However, the outbreak has reached a seventh province and cases continue to rise in North Kivu.
A research team led by Sirius University has made a stable magnetic fluid from water and cobalt-iron oxide nanoparticles. It could support future work on targeted tumour heating and laboratory diagnostic tools, but it has not been tested in people.
A new study showed that one brain implant can decode attempted speech and gestures at the same time. The system controlled a virtual avatar in real time in two participants.
Researchers at Sechenov University completed preclinical tests of a cell product designed to repair damaged tissue inside the nose. The treatment has not yet been tested in patients.
More than 3,000 people have died in the Ebola outbreak in the Democratic Republic of the Congo. Health workers are tracing contacts, improving safety in hospitals, and testing possible vaccines and treatments.
The UN Committee on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities began reviewing Qatar’s report on August 12, 2026. The experts will later issue findings and recommendations for the country.
A 79-year-old fisherman was found alive on Sakhalin after nine days lost in the forest. Two neighbours joined the search as volunteers and located him near the Pilevka River.
