Researchers in the MIT Jameel Clinic for Machine Learning in Health developed a fully open-source biomolecular structure prediction model that achieves state-of-the-art performance, at the level of AlpahFold3, in an effort to democratize biomedical research and drug development.

Vaccination against coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) is strongly recommended for pregnant women since they are considered a high-risk group. However, limited research has been conducted to explore the safety of vaccination during pregnancy and its impact on neonatal health. A recent study by the Netherlands Pharmacovigilance Centre Lareb provides reassurance, finding no association between maternal COVID-19 vaccination during pregnancy and abnormal birth weights or adverse health outcomes in newborns, and affirms vaccine safety.

Pile up blocks until the tower collapses. But why does the tower always end up collapsing? Is it possible that it can be built ad infinitum? A new study carried out by Vincent Denoël, an engineer at the University of Liège, explores the fascinating and complex dynamics of the stacking of blocks subjected to hazards.