A side-effect “is any effect of a drug, chemical, or other medicine that is in addition to its intended effect, especially an effect that is harmful or unpleasant”. 

Malignant melanoma is a highly aggressive form of skin cancer that is on the rise. However, recent breakthrough research has introduced new targeted therapies and immunotherapies for melanoma treatment, transforming the approach to treating melanoma and offering hope to patients with limited alternatives.

In the midst of a territory that has long been a hotspot for armed confrontation and humanitarian instability, the St John of Jerusalem Eye Hospital Group (SJEHG) has managed to provide top quality eye care, as well as ophthalmic training to local medical professionals. 

“For its commitment to providing essential eye care in a region marked by conflict”, the Group has now been recognized with the one-million-euro 2023 António Champalimaud Vision Award, the Champalimaud Foundation announced in a statement.

Why we have a brain

“The brain’s primary function is movement”, explains Claudia Feierstein, lead author of the study published today in Current Biology. “Plants don’t need a brain because they don’t move. Yet, even for something as seemingly simple as eye movements, the brain’s role remains largely enigmatic. Our goal is to illuminate this ‘black box’ of motion and to decode how neural activity controls eye and body movements, using zebrafish as our model organism”.