Nature, Published online: 16 August 2019; doi:10.1038/d41586-019-02468-w
Helen Pilcher enjoys a father–daughter study speculating how a scaly fire-breather might be bioengineered.

Nature, Published online: 16 August 2019; doi:10.1038/d41586-019-02348-3
Swabbing infants with mothers’ vaginal bacteria could affect the children’s health, but critics warn of sparse data and high risk.

Nature, Published online: 15 August 2019; doi:10.1038/s41586-019-1483-x
Unexpectedly low seismic velocities of CaSiO3 perovskite in deeply subducted oceanic crust can explain the properties of anomalous continent-sized regions in Earth’s lower mantle.

Nature, Published online: 15 August 2019; doi:10.1038/d41586-019-02456-0
A microscope observes a single molecule as it ‘relaxes’ after gaining an electron.

Nature, Published online: 15 August 2019; doi:10.1038/s41586-019-1479-6
A stretchable polymer pump that uses electric fields to accelerate ions in dielectric liquids can generate flow even when bent into different conformations, offering applications in soft robotics.

Eating mostly plant-based foods and fewer animal-based foods may be linked to better heart health and a lower risk of dying from a heart attack, stroke or other cardiovascular disease according to new research published in the Journal of the American Heart Association, the Open Access Journal of the American Heart Association/American Stroke Association.

The Joint Venture brings together two highly complementary portfolios of trusted consumer health brands, including GSK's Sensodyne, Voltaren and Panadol and Pfizer's Advil, Centrum and Caltrate. Underpinned by science-based innovation, it is the global leader in OTC products and has number 1 or 2 market share positions in all key geographies, including the US and China.

Eating rye comes with a variety of health benefits. A new study from the University of Eastern Finland now shows that both lactic acid bacteria and gut bacteria contribute to the health benefits of rye. Published in Microbiome, the study used a metabolomics approach to analyse metabolites found in food and the human body.

5 – 6 December 2019, London, UK.
SMi are pleased to announce the launch of the Respiratory Drug Delivery conference as part of the newly branded Asthma and COPD series. With the rising prevalence of respiratory disease such as Asthma, cystic fibrosis and COPD, this group of diseases are now amongst the leading cause of death, affecting over 500 million adults and children worldwide.

Today, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration granted approval to Turalio (pexidartinib) capsules for the treatment of adult patients with symptomatic tenosynovial giant cell tumor (TGCT) associated with severe morbidity or functional limitations and not responsive to improvement with surgery.