Miryam Naddaf

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Despite strong interest in using artificial intelligence to make research faster, easier and more accessible, researchers say they need more support to navigate its possibilities

February 03, 2025 | 08:00PM

How are researchers using AI? Survey reveals pros and cons for science
Grafting patches of lab-grown muscle to the surface of the heart could offer a lifeline for people waiting for a transplant

January 28, 2025 | 08:00PM

‘Breakthrough’ stem-cell patches strengthened a woman’s failing heart
Device that links neural signals to fine movements provides unprecedented control over speed and direction in a video-game obstacle course

January 19, 2025 | 08:00PM

Paralysed man flies virtual drone using brain implant
Even in fields in which women are well represented, they are up to 40% more likely than men to leave research within 20 years

January 08, 2025 | 08:00PM

Study of biologists quitting academia reveals hidden gender gaps
New and repurposed obesity drugs, daring space missions and climate-action policies are among the developments set to shape research in the coming year

December 16, 2024 | 08:00PM

Science in 2025: the events to watch for next year
Syria might now have an opportunity to rebuild its scientific community, says Miryam Naddaf who fled her country a decade ago

December 08, 2024 | 08:00PM

What’s next for Syria’s science: a view from Nature’s reporter who was a refugee
Biomarkers could monitor ageing in the brain, revealing ways to treat dementia and other age-related brain disorders

December 08, 2024 | 08:00PM

How fast is your brain ageing? Proteins in blood offer clues
Remarkably preserved footprints of Homo erectus and Paranthropus boisei offer direct evidence that extinct hominin species coexisted

November 27, 2024 | 08:00PM

These two ancient human relatives crossed paths 1.5 million years ago
Cylinders discovered in 2004 are inscribed with the earliest known examples of letters, say archaeologists

November 25, 2024 | 08:00PM

Evidence of oldest known alphabet unearthed among Syrian tomb treasures
Understanding how human neurons cope with the energy demands of a large, active brain could open up new avenues for treating neurological disorders

November 14, 2024 | 08:00PM

How human brains got so big: our cells learned to handle the stress that comes with size

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