Monday, Oct. 5, was probably the first day of 2020 that SARS-CoV-2 had serious competition for science media attention – by another virus. The Nobel Assembly awarded the 2020 Nobel Prize for Physiology or Medicine to Harvey Alter, Michael Houghton and Charles Rice “for the discovery of hepatitis C virus.”

Keeping you up to date on recent developments in diagnostics, including: Brain imaging reveals signs of childhood trauma; Buyer beware for SARS-CoV-2 antibody detection; Tumor-associated cell cluster signal cancer alert.

Keeping you up to date on recent developments in oncology, including: New nanoparticle could overcome aggregation-caused quenching for cancer treatment; Epigenetic resistance to PARP inhibitors; Statins help pancreatic tumors go from bad to worse; Sit up straight: PBT coming to a chair near you.

Keeping you up to date on recent developments in neurology, including: Putting virtual rehab for stroke patients to the test; Deep learning tool advances study of neural degeneration; Popular opinion correct on fear, anxiety.