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A Chemical Reviews paper from the University of Illinois describes how photonic substrates and nano-assemblies can detect microRNA signals associated with cancer development years before traditional diagnostic tools, by tapping into the previously ignored magnetic flux of electromagnetic radiation.
Read the releaseAt the Precision Medicine World Conference 2026, Insilico Medicine's Alex Zhavoronkov chaired the aging and longevity track alongside epigenetic clock pioneer Steve Horvath, a decade after receiving the conference's Emerging Company Award for early AI drug discovery work.
Read the releaseDuke engineers demonstrated that ultrasound-burst microbubbles can create nanoscopic pores in cancer cell membranes, allowing delivery of PROTAC drugs too large to enter cells normally - killing 50% of cancer cells while 99% of healthy cells survived.
Read the releaseBy exposing individual fireflies to blinking LED lights in pitch darkness, CU Boulder researchers derived the mathematical rules that allow thousands of Photuris frontalis to flash in unison - insights that could improve swarm robotics.
Read the releaseThe American Meteorological Society and four partner organizations issued a statement opposing the removal of a climate science chapter from the federal judicial reference manual, warning it could limit courts' access to established scientific evidence and discourage expert participation.
Read the releaseAmericans over 65 would travel an average of 68 minutes for primary care, 113 minutes for a diagnostic test, and 128 minutes for a specialist - but those in poor health, large cities, or with transportation barriers are far less willing to make the trip.
Read the releaseUniversity of Utah researchers discovered that the Overdrive gene acts as a quality-control checkpoint during sperm development in Drosophila, and that selfish chromosomes from two different species independently hijack this system to kill competing sperm.
Read the releaseA King's College London review of 35 studies covering 52,584 participants with an average age of 17 found that problematic smartphone use was significantly associated with disordered eating behaviors and body dissatisfaction, with the link especially strong above seven hours of daily use.
Read the releaseResearchers propose 'just-shoring' as an alternative to current on-shoring, re-shoring, and friend-shoring strategies for critical minerals, arguing that without enforceable community governance rights, the clean energy transition risks replicating fossil fuel-era injustices.
Read the releaseA new manufacturing method using an IL-7/IL-15/IL-21 cytokine scaffold produced CAR-T cells that were more than 50% T memory stem cells - compared to under 5% with standard protocols - enabling sustained tumor control and HIV suppression in mouse models.
Read the releaseScientists at KTH Royal Institute of Technology and Kinetic Chemistry Research have made the first direct observation of tetroxides - fleeting, oxygen-rich molecules assumed to exist for 70 years but never seen - finding they survive 0.2 to 200 milliseconds in ordinary air.
Read the releaseUsing afterimages as a tool, Berlin researchers found that the brain predicts the visual consequences of eye movements with striking accuracy - reaching 94% of the true shift - but consistently falls slightly short, revealing a built-in bias in visual perception.
Read the releaseUpdated guidelines from 11 medical organizations introduce the PREVENT-ASCVD risk calculator, set LDL-C goals as low as 55 mg/dL for very high-risk patients, and recommend universal one-time lipoprotein(a) screening in adults.
Read the releaseImmunity to both HA and NA surface proteins of H1N1 influenza halved airborne transmission between ferrets, with no evidence of immune escape mutations - suggesting future vaccines could blunt spread at the source.
Read the releaseReplacing ordinary water with heavy water in the electrolyte bath surrounding carbon nanotube 'twistron' yarns boosted peak electrical power 2.5-fold and energy output 1.8-fold per stretch cycle, reaching 9.5% conversion efficiency.
Read the releaseA batch of early-online AMS journal articles covers 21st-century Mississippi River hydrology, Southern Ocean carbon uptake, gender disparities in European flood fatalities, and climate skepticism among Western U.S. ranchers, among other findings.
Read the releaseA gene variant that helps yaks survive at 14,700 feet boosted myelin regeneration and reversed MS-like symptoms in mice by ramping up a vitamin A metabolite called ATDR - a molecule humans naturally produce but may not make enough of.
Read the releaseResearchers at the Dalian Institute of Chemical Physics achieved a methanol space-time yield of 1.2 grams per gram of catalyst per hour from CO2 hydrogenation - roughly three times the output of conventional Cu/Zn/Al catalysts - by spatially separating active sites through a strong metal-support interaction overlayer.
Read the releaseA JAMA Network Open study finds that older adults recovering from major elective noncardiac surgery face months of daily living impairment, with caregivers sharing the burden. The researchers call for better preoperative education, caregiver-inclusive discharge planning, and earlier follow-up.
Read the releaseDespite consensus endorsement of donor care units for improving organ donation outcomes, their adoption has been uneven across the U.S. A new study finds that many deceased donors after brain death face drives of more than 180 minutes to reach the nearest unit.
Read the releaseResearchers used machine learning interatomic potential calculations to screen dopant candidates for the recently discovered photocatalyst orthorhombic Sn3O4, then validated experimentally that aluminum doping boosts hydrogen production 16-fold under visible light.
Read the releaseResearchers show that the glutathione-lowering compound BSO replicates the fat-reducing effects of sulfur amino acid restriction in obese mice without the bone mineral density loss and marrow adiposity that make the dietary approach impractical. The finding separates two previously linked biological effects.
Read the releaseThe first real-world clinical evaluation of China's YDHB-NS01 vascular robotic system for cerebral angiography showed 100% success rates in 25 robot-assisted procedures, with significantly shorter procedure times than matched manual cases and no increase in radiation dose or complications.
Read the releaseResearchers have mapped the temperature-sensitive period and early gene expression changes that determine sex in leopard geckos, finding that incubation at 26.5C produces 100% females while 31.5C yields 91% males - with molecular divergence beginning well before any physical differences are visible.
Read the releaseAn international team has confirmed a new chemical reaction - trisulfide metathesis - that spontaneously makes and breaks sulfur-sulfur bonds at room temperature without reagents or external stimuli, enabling applications from targeted cancer drugs to closed-loop recyclable polymers.
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