The Cure

A 13-year-old child has reportedly become the first person cured of DIPG, an aggressive brainstem tumour that is almost always fatal and has long resisted every treatment. The case is being described as a world first and is drawing attention from families of patients, doctors and cancer researchers, given that DIPG survival rates have barely improved in decades. Many are now asking how the treatment worked and whether it can be replicated in other children.

Serious Eats has published a recipe that turns canned white beans into a cheesy carbonara-style dinner in 30 minutes. The dish swaps traditional cured pork and eggs for beans, offering a quick, budget-friendly pasta option for weeknight cooking. Food writers are highlighting it as an easy pantry-based take on the Italian classic.

Researchers in Uruguay had a paper accepted on the characterisation of glasses using molecular dynamics simulations, with all calculations run on the cluster at the CURE, part of the University of the Republic. It will be the team's first published work using that computing tool, a milestone they describe with enormous pride.