Eva Amsen

Eva Amsen

Live Science Contributor

Eva Amsen is a science writer in London. Her articles about biology, chemistry, environmental sciences and the overlap of science and the arts have appeared in Undark, The Observer (Guardian), Nature, Hakai, Nautilus, Forbes.com and other publications. Eva has won an Association of British Science Writers award in the Opinion/Essay category in 2020, and that same year received a journalism grant from Falling Walls. She has a Ph.D. in biochemistry from the University of Toronto.

Latest articles by Eva Amsen

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Pig semen component could deliver chemotherapy to hard-to-reach eye cancer, mouse study suggests

By Eva Amsen published

Researchers showed that "exosomes" from pig semen may be used in a potential new treatment for retinoblastoma.

Medicine & Drugs
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A single injection of mRNA-like treatment healed heart muscle after a heart attack in mice and pigs. Could it work in humans too?

By Eva Amsen published

Researchers boosted levels of a heart-healing hormone in mice and pigs with a single injection of a new, experimental form of self-amplifying RNA that prolonged hormone synthesis for many weeks.

Health
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Groundbreaking new drug shows promise for treating children with a devastating form of epilepsy

By Eva Amsen published

An experimental treatment reduces seizures and other symptoms in children with a type of epilepsy called Dravet syndrome.

Health