A research team led by Dr. Kee Young Koo from the Hydrogen Research Department at the Korea Institute of Energy Research (President: Yi Chang-Keun, hereafter referred to as KIER) has developed a novel and more cost-effective method for synthesizing ammonia decomposition catalysts. This new approach enables more efficient hydrogen production from ammonia and is expected to make a significant contribution to the realization of a hydrogen economy. Composed of three hydrogen atoms and one nitrogen atom, ammonia has a high hydrogen content, ...

Mesophotic coral ecosystems (MCEs) are important coral ecosystems found between 30 and 150 meters deep in oceans worldwide including the Gulf of America. They support diverse marine life and important fisheries but remain poorly understood. Unlike shallow reefs, MCEs depend on nutrients from the deep ocean from upwelling or river plumes, like those from the Mississippi and Apalachicola rivers. These nutrient flows support growth of marine phytoplankton (i.e. tiny floating algae), which is an important source of organic matter (food) that sustains the corals and other marine species. However, scientists have ...

PULLMAN, Wash. -- Groundwater is declining across Eastern Washington’s complex, interconnected aquifer system, as people draw on it for irrigation, drinking and other uses at a pace that threatens its sustainability, according to a new study by a Washington State University researcher. In certain “hot spots” – such as the Odessa region and the Yakima Basin – the rates of decline are particularly significant, with groundwater levels dropping two to three feet a year or more. The data is built ...

Creatine is popularly known as a muscle-building supplement, but its influence on human muscle function can be a matter of life or death. “Creatine is very crucial for energy-consuming cells in skeletal muscle throughout the body, but also in the brain and in the heart,” said Chin-Yi Chen, a research scientist at Virginia Tech’s Fralin Biomedical Research Institute at VTC. Chen is part of a research team working to develop a technique that uses focused ultrasound to deliver creatine directly to the brain. The work, being conducted ...

CO2 concentrations vary widely depending on the source, ranging, for example, from about 0.04% in the atmosphere to about 10% in flue gases. Moreover, these gas streams contain a significant amount of O2 (about 10%), a potent oxidizing agent. To achieve carbon neutrality, it is necessary to develop a robust process that can convert CO2 over a wide concentration range, even in the presence of O2. However, current technology does not offer a single unified approach that can efficiently handle CO2 conversion from trace to high concentrations. To meet this challenge, researchers at Hokkaido University and collaborators ...

WASHINGTON—A new Scientific Statement released today by the Endocrine Society highlights potential research directions related to the pathogenesis of type 1 diabetes (T1D) that should help with the development of new and improved treatment options. Type 1 diabetes is a chronic disease where the body's immune system attacks and destroys insulin-producing cells in the pancreatic islet. Type 1 diabetes requires lifelong insulin administration and may result in complications such as eye, kidney, nerve, and heart disease. ...

PITTSBURGH, July 9, 2025 — During the menopause transition, only 1 in 5 women have optimal scores using the American Heart Association’s health-assessment tool, known as Life’s Essential 8 (LE8). Among the tool’s eight components, four of them — blood glucose, blood pressure, sleep quality and nicotine use — are key in driving future cardiovascular risks, with sleep being particularly crucial for long-term cardiovascular health. The findings – published today in Menopause – were made by researchers at the University of Pittsburgh, Albert Einstein College of Medicine and Baylor University. “Previously ...

It’s been recognized for some time that Alzheimer’s disease affects brain regions differently and that tau — a protein known to misbehave — plays an important role in the disease. Normally, tau helps stabilize neurons, but in Alzheimer’s disease, it begins to misfold and tangle inside neurons. It spreads across the brain forming toxic clumps that impair neuronal function and ultimately lead to cell death. Brain areas like the entorhinal cortex and hippocampus succumb early to tau tangles, while other areas, like the primary sensory cortices, remain resilient to the disease. In the quest to better understand this selective ...

COLUMBUS, Ohio – Have you ever wondered what kind of video content would most grab the attention of monkeys?   A new study of long-tailed macaques suggests the monkeys seem to like some of the same kind of content that humans do: videos featuring aggression and individuals they know.   “Humans and macaques are both social animals who have a fundamental need to belong,” said Brad Bushman, co-author of the study and professor of communication at The Ohio State University.   “It’s not surprising that they both would be most interested in the video content that may help ...

Newberry, FL – July 9, 2025 – Richard M. Peterson, MD, MPH, FACS, FASMBS, DABS-FPMBS, Professor and Chief of Metabolic and Bariatric Surgery at UT Health San Antonio, TX, has been elected the new president of the American Society for Metabolic and Bariatric Surgery (ASMBS), the nation’s largest professional organization of metabolic and bariatric surgeons and integrated health professionals focused on the treatment of obesity.  Dr. Peterson has been a member of the ASMBS for nearly 20 years and a board member since 2019. He has chaired the society’s ...

The Parsemus Foundation, a nonprofit dedicated to advancing pet health, today announced the publication of groundbreaking research on the safety and dosing of testosterone therapy for neutered male dogs. Published in BMC Veterinary Research, this pivotal study provides crucial data for veterinarians to treat "spay-neuter syndrome” - a collection of health and behavioral problems associated with hormone loss following sterilization. Results show that injectable testosterone can safely restore physiological hormone levels in neutered dogs, offering ...

BETHESDA, MD – July 9, 2025 | The American College of Medical Genetics and Genomics (ACMG) has released its highly anticipated 2025 update to the recommended minimum gene list for the reporting of secondary findings (SF) in clinical exome and genome sequencing: “ACMG SF v3.3 List for Reporting of Secondary Findings in Clinical Exome and Genome Sequencing: A Policy Statement of the American College of Medical Genetics and Genomics.” As part of its ongoing commitment to annual updates, ...

Why do rural adults and racial and ethnic minorities with vascular disease get major leg amputations more often? A new study out today in Epidemiology uses AI to solve the mystery, finding an unaccounted-for factor that researchers think points to implicit bias in the clinical decision-making process. “The AI model allowed us to distinguish among the many reasons behind these much higher rates of amputation among certain groups of people with vascular disease,” said Paula Strassle, ...

Many displays found in smartphones and televisions rely on thin-film transistors (TFTs) made from indium gallium zinc oxide (IGZO) to control pixels. IGZO offers high transparency due to its large bandgap (the gap existing between the valence and conduction bands), high conductivity, and can operate even in an amorphous (non-crystalline) form, making it ideal for displays, flexible electronics, and solar cells. However, IGZO-based devices face long-term stability issues, such as negative bias illumination stress, ...

Childhood maltreatment leaves a lasting impact that goes far beyond physical injuries or fading memories. Scientific evidence has long shown that children who experience abuse and neglect face increased risk of chronic diseases, mental health disorders, and premature death throughout their lives. Beneath these visible signs lies a deeper truth: childhood maltreatment can fundamentally alter a child’s biology, triggering molecular changes that can last for decades. Recent research is unravelling that childhood maltreatment doesn’t ...

A controlled/“living” click polymerization method developed by researchers at Institute of Science Tokyo and Nagoya University enables precise chain-growth of AB-type monomers—traditionally limited to step-growth processes—by leveraging copper-catalyzed azide–alkyne cycloaddition. The approach achieves well-defined polymers with narrow dispersity and enables the bidirectional synthesis of ABA-type block copolymers, offering a powerful new strategy for constructing functional macromolecular architectures from a wide range of monomers. Traditional polyaddition reactions involving AB-type monomers, which contain both azide and alkyne ...

A new study by investigators from Mass General Brigham adds evidence that the most effective way to prevent preterm birth among patients with a history of cervical insufficiency is to place a cervical stitch higher in the abdomen rather than vaginally. This difference in surgical technique was associated with a 70% reduction in risk of preterm birth (birth before 34 weeks) among patients at Brigham and Women’s Hospital (BWH), a founding member of the Mass General Brigham healthcare system, where approximately 6,200 babies are born every year. ...

New research into the anatomy of blue sharks (Prionace glauca) reveals a unique nanostructure in their skin that produces their iconic blue colouration, but intriguingly, also suggests a potential capacity for colour change. “Blue is one of the rarest colours in the animal kingdom, and animals have developed a variety of unique strategies through evolution to produce it, making these processes especially fascinating,” says Dr Viktoriia Kamska, a post-doctoral researcher in the lab of Professor Mason Dean at City University ...

The candles on your birthday cake don’t tell the whole story. As anyone who ever attended a high-school reunion can tell you, some people age faster than others. Whoever put the candles on your cake probably didn’t have to guess your chronological age. But research has shown that we also have what’s called a “biological age,” a cryptic but more accurate measure of our physiological condition and likelihood of developing aging-associated disorders from heart trouble to Alzheimer’s disease. We all guess people’s actual ages, almost unconsciously, by scanning their faces for wrinkles, baggy eyes and other telltale signs. ...

Osaka, Japan – Weight-loss drugs have surged in popularity, promising rapid results with regular injections. Now, researchers from Japan report a way for the body to make its own weight-loss drugs, doing away with injections in favor of a one-time treatment. In a study due to be published in Communications Medicine, researchers from The University of Osaka have revealed that a modified genome editing approach to tackle noncommunicable, multifaceted diseases. The approach introduced a new protein-coding gene, rather than attempting to correct ...

A new study, led by experts at the University of Nottingham, provides the strongest evidence to date that cancer is extremely rare in turtles, a finding that could offer valuable clues for preventing or fighting cancer in humans.   While previous research had hinted that cancer might be uncommon in turtles, the new analysis, published in BioScience, shows that only about 1% of individuals are affected, far less than in mammals or birds. The study was led by Dr Ylenia Chiari from the School of Life Sciences ...

In the last year, there has been a surge in proteins developed by AI that will eventually be used in the treatment of everything from snakebites to cancer. What would normally take decades for a scientist to create – a custom-made protein for a particular disease – can now be done in seconds. For the first time, Australian scientists have used Artificial Intelligence (AI) to generate a ready-to-use biological protein, in this case, one that can kill antibiotic resistant bacteria like E. coli. This ...

Researchers at Princeton University and the Simons Foundation have identified four clinically and biologically distinct subtypes of autism, marking a transformative step in understanding the condition’s genetic underpinnings and potential for personalized care. Analyzing data from over 5,000 children in SPARK, an autism cohort study funded by the Simons Foundation, the researchers used a computational model to group individuals based on their combinations of traits. The team used a “person-centered” approach that considered a broad range of over 230 traits in each individual, from social interactions to repetitive behaviors to developmental ...

New York, NY [July 9, 2025]—A new study by researchers at the Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai, Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center, and collaborators, suggests that artificial intelligence (AI) could significantly improve how doctors determine the best treatment for cancer patients—by enhancing how tumor samples are analyzed in the lab. The findings, published in the July 9 online edition of Nature Medicine https://www.nature.com/articles/s41591-025-03780-x, showed that AI can accurately predict genetic mutations from routine pathology slides—potentially reducing the need for rapid genetic testing in certain cases. “Our ...

CAMBRIDGE, MA -- For people with Type 1 diabetes, developing hypoglycemia, or low blood sugar, is an ever-present threat. When glucose levels become extremely low, it creates a life-threatening situation for which the standard treatment of care is injecting a hormone called glucagon. As an emergency backup, for cases where patients may not realize that their blood sugar is dropping to dangerous levels, MIT engineers have designed an implantable reservoir that can remain under the skin and be triggered to release glucagon when blood sugar levels get too low. This approach could also help in cases ...