Scientists Hail Historic Malaria Vaccine Approval--But Point to Challenges Ahead

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October 08, 2021

Vaccines Scientists Hail Historic Malaria Vaccine Approval--But Point to Challenges Ahead The WHO-approved RTS,S vaccine has a modest efficacy and requires a complex regimen of doses, so ample funding and clear communication are crucial to success By Amy Maxmen,Nature magazine

Physiology 2021 Medicine Nobel Prize Winner Explains the Importance of Sensing Touch Ardem Patapoutian shared the physiology or medicine prize for work on mechanisms crucial to everything from bladder control to knowing where our limbs are By Tanya Lewis

Climate Change Google Bans Ads That Spread Climate Misinformation The new rules could put pressure on Facebook to take similar steps By Corbin Hiar,E&E News

Public Health COVID Quickly, Episode 16: Vaccines Protect Pregnancies, and a New Antiviral Pill Today we bring you a new episode in our podcast series COVID, Quickly. Every two weeks, Scientific American’s senior health editors Tanya Lewis and Josh Fischman catch you up on the essential developments in the pandemic: from vaccines to new variants and everything in between. You can listen to all past episodes here. By Josh Fischman,Tanya Lewis,Jeffery DelViscio | 05:00

Quantum Physics Why the Physics Nobel Honored Climate Science and Complex Systems The prestigious award finally recognizes work that helped scientists understand climate change and, more broadly, find order in disorder By Daniel Garisto

Planetary Science NASA's Perseverance Rover Finds Signs of Epic Ancient Floods on Mars New results from the mission reveal that its landing site of Jezero Crater has a surprisingly dynamic and complex hydrologic history By Jonathan O'Callaghan

Materials Science This Is What a Solid Made of Electrons Looks Like Physicists have imaged elusive ‘Wigner crystals’ for the first time By Davide Castelvecchi,Nature magazine

Mental Health Facebook Whistleblower Testified That Company's Algorithms Are Dangerous: Here's Why Frances Haugen confirmed the negative effects caused by attempts to maximize engagement By Filippo Menczer,The Conversation US

Fossil Fuels Electric Vehicle Adoption Not Happening Fast Enough to Meet Climate Goals Just 30 percent of cars on the road will be electric by 2050 under current policies, the U.S. Energy Information Administration says By Arianna Skibell,E&E News

Computing The FDA Should Better Regulate Medical Algorithms Most do not require the agency’s approval, and those that do often don’t require clinical trials By Soleil Shah,Abdul El-Sayed

Mathematics Simple Mathematical Law Predicts Movement in Cities around the World A new model could help model disease transmission and urban planning By Viviane Callier

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FROM THE ARCHIVE First Proven Malaria Vaccine Rolled Out in Africa—But Doubts Linger The vaccine is up to 40 percent effective at preventing malaria in young children By Amy Maxmen,Nature magazine | April 2019

QUOTE OF THE DAY "With the devastation of COVID-19, and with progress stalled on malaria control, and news of resistance to anti-malaria drugs, it's uplifting to see some positive news." James Tibenderana, epidemiologist at the Malaria Consortium in London

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