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For today's publication, we've got a few fascinating sources from recent postings in the world of STEM!
This article from the BBC discusses recent progress in the battle against one of the world's most difficult-to-combat diseases: malaria. Scientists have been working for decades to produce a vaccine that works to prevent those in malaria-prone areas from contracting or suffering extensively from the disease, but progress has been slow. Because of how malaria changes once it enters the body, creating a vaccine that addresses it in its entirety is immensely difficult. However, researchers at the University of Oxford have recently produced a vaccine which may stand as a huge step forward. Initial trials of this new preventative show a whopping 80% success rate in stopping malaria, and, perhaps more importantly, the vaccine can be produced en masse for a very modest price. Considering that the areas of the world affected by malaria also face issues with poverty, this new, low-cost vaccine may represent the ideal next step in fending off malaria. So long as the current round of trials passes smoothly, researchers theorize that the vaccine will be ready for the public by next year.
The recently-launched James Webb telescope continues to bring fascinating new discoveries to light. Among its most recent accomplishments is the clear depiction of a planet that lays outside our very own solar system. Though other telescopes have been able to manage similar feats, the clarity and detail of the images they produced was rather limited on account of the "noise" generated by our atmosphere. The James Webb telescope, unlike those that came before it, observes the universe from space, and as such can take much clearer photographs. Have a peek at this article from The Guardian to see the pictures of this fascinating exoplanet for yourself!
Yes, you read that right! A recent article published in the European Journal of Preventative Cardiology has determined a very strong correlation between the consumption of coffee and a reduction of cardiovascular risk. Over the course of a twelve-year observational study that included hundreds of thousands of participants, researchers discovered that those who drank two to three cups of coffee a day had a significant reduction in the development of cardiovascular ailments and even death. Check out the article above to learn more about this fascinating discovery--and maybe grab yourself a cup of coffee while you're at it!
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