The Final RSV Frontier Is within Reach This article is part of “Innovations In: RSV,” an editorially independent special report that was produced with financial support from MSD, Sanofi and AstraZeneca. Scientists have made monumental strides in their quest to protect vulnerable babies from respiratory syncytial virus (RSV): in just the past few years, monoclonal […]

The Promise of RSV Prevention September 23, 2025 3 min read The Promise of RSV Prevention RSV is the leading cause of infant hospitalizations in the U.S. But that could soon change as research advances lead to new preventative drugs for everyone By Emily Bazar edited by Jeanna Bryner According to Ethel Branch, her son […]

How Indigenous Storytelling Is Transforming RSV Care in Native Communities This article is part of “Innovations In: RSV,” an editorially independent special report that was produced with financial support from MSD, Sanofi and AstraZeneca. Abigail Echo-Hawk believes in the power of storytelling. An Indigenous public health expert, she creates powerful narratives by merging rigorous research […]

New RSV Preventatives Dramatically Reduce Infant Illness and Death This article is part of “Innovations In: RSV,” an editorially independent special report that was produced with financial support from MSD, Sanofi and AstraZeneca. While pregnant with her third child last year, Alison Carroll pondered options that hadn’t been available during her first two pregnancies: not […]

The Global Burden of RSV This article is part of “Innovations In: RSV,” an editorially independent special report that was produced with financial support from MSD, Sanofi and AstraZeneca. Susan Green developed a stubborn cough in December 2023. It has never gone away. Nearly two years after contracting respiratory syncytial virus, or RSV, Green, now […]

The Fight to End Childhood RSV in Indian Country This article is part of “Innovations In: RSV,” an editorially independent special report that was produced with financial support from MSD, Sanofi and AstraZeneca. At first, Ethel Branch thought her two-year-old son, Patro, had a cold or maybe the flu. But on a chilly day in […]

James Webb Space Telescope Finds Atmosphere on Lava Planet TOI-561 b September 23, 2025 2 min read This Blazing Exoplanet Breaks All the Rules about Alien Atmospheres, JWST Finds Hot, small and old—exoplanet TOI-561 b is just about the worst place to look for alien air. Scientists using JWST found it there anyway By Elise […]

Extreme ‘golf ball-size’ hailstones carve 125-mile ‘scar’ in Canadian landscape — Earth from space QUICK FACTS Where is it? Brooks, southern Alberta, Canada [50.586757475, -112.12895463] What’s in the photo? A 125-mile-long “scar” left behind by a destructive hail storm Which satellite took the photo? NASA’s Aqua satellite When was it taken? Aug. 24, 2025 This […]

how to choose a science-company name that delights customers, colleagues and investors Kapoose Creek Bio’s unique fungal collection is analysed on site at the company’s research station on Vancouver Island in Canada.Credit: Kapoose Creek Bio Alongside the commercial aspects of setting up a company, such as filing patents, attracting investors and recruiting staff, science entrepreneurs […]

Ebola outbreak in the DRC: why is it so deadly? Nature, Published online: 23 September 2025; doi:10.1038/d41586-025-03101-9 ‘Spillover event’ in which an animal infected humans is likely to be the cause of 47 confirmed cases and 25 deaths. Source: www.nature.com Published on 2025-09-23 00:00:00 by Katie Kavanagh | Category: | Tags: