Researchers found that while HPP promotes the formation of anthocyanin–catechin complexes, it simultaneously reduces their thermal and light stability by decreasing the proportion of dominant conformations. Anthocyanins are natural pigments abundant in fruits, vegetables, tea, and wine, prized for their vivid colors and health benefits including antioxidant, anti-inflammatory, and cardioprotective properties. Yet their poor stability under heat and light has long hindered food applications. Copigmentation—complex formation between anthocyanins and polyphenols such as catechins—enhances both stability ...

In a major advance for infectious disease treatment, researchers from Monash University and The Alfred have developed a bespoke phage therapy product that uses bacterial viruses, known as ‘bacteriophages’, to combat a highly problematic, antimicrobial resistant bacteria. The treatment, named Entelli-02, is a five-phage cocktail designed specifically to target Enterobacter cloacae complex (ECC), a group of bacteria responsible for severe, often difficult-to-treat infections. The study, published in Nature Microbiology, was led by Professor Jeremy J. Barr from the Monash ...

As the world’s oceans warm, tropical fish species are moving into cooler waters and exploring new habitats beyond their traditional ranges. Researchers have discovered a new way to track their migration patterns by combining environmental DNA with visual surveys. “Climate change has already caused more than 12,000 species to shift their homes across land, freshwater and the sea,” says the University of Adelaide’s Dr Chloe Hayes, who has published a study on the new approach. “In ...

INSEAD, The Business School for the World, today announced the launch of its new Master in Finance (MIF), an innovative pre-experience degree for recent graduates and young professionals. Designed to meet the growing demand for finance professionals who combine technical mastery with cross-cultural agility, global business acumen, and leadership skills, the INSEAD MIF reflects both market demand and INSEAD’s DNA in leadership education. This pre-experience programme aims to shape the financial leaders of tomorrow. Shaping Leaders for a Transforming Financial World Building on the success of INSEAD’s Master in Management ...

Changes in vision are often a common sign of aging. If you sit in a dimly lit restaurant with anyone over the age of 60, you’ll likely hear the person say, “Hold on — let me pull out my cell phone. I need more light to read the menu!” But what if we could reverse age-related visual decline? In a new study, UC Irvine researchers explore a possible therapy for addressing “aging” in the eye and for preventing diseases such as age-related macular degeneration (AMD). “We show the potential for reversing age-related vision loss,” says Dorota Skowronska-Krawczyk, PhD, an associate ...

AURORA, Colo. (Sept. 24, 2025) – In a groundbreaking new study published in Nature Communications, researchers from the Linda Crnic Institute for Down Syndrome (Crnic Institute) at the University of Colorado Anschutz discovered important differences in the physiological changes observed in over 300 individuals with Down syndrome across the lifespan.   The study is part of the ongoing Human Trisome Project, a large, detailed cohort study of people with Down syndrome, including deep annotation ...

The Grazing Challenge Pastures feed the world. But grazing animals? They can disturb the soil, speed up carbon loss, and weaken long-term fertility—especially in vulnerable karst soils. With climate change intensifying, scientists are racing to find ways to keep carbon in the ground, not in the air. Enter: biochar. Think of it as “soil probiotics”—a charcoal-like substance made from organic waste that supercharges soil life and locks away carbon for decades, even centuries. The Biochar Breakthrough In a series of clever lab experiments using tall fescue (Festuca arundinacea) and simulated grazing, the team ...

When:            Wednesday, September 24, 2025                         7:00 p.m. US Eastern Time—Reception                         7:30 p.m. US Eastern Time—Announcement What:             The Wilkes Center for Climate Science & Policy at the ...

Geelong, Australia — A team of researchers has discovered that adding biochar to potting mix can significantly improve basil growth while also advancing sustainable farming practices. Using Internet of Things (IoT) technology to track plant health in real time, the study highlights how small changes in growth media can benefit both agriculture and the environment. The research, published in Biochar, tested six different growth media for basil cultivation over 30 days in “smart growth cabinets.” These controlled chambers allowed ...

A new study has revealed how tiny microbes in rivers and wetlands across China help clean up excess nitrogen pollution, offering fresh insights into the health of freshwater ecosystems and the global nitrogen cycle. Nitrogen is essential for life, but too much of it—often from fertilizer use, fossil fuel burning, and agriculture—ends up in rivers and lakes. This overload can trigger harmful algal blooms, oxygen loss, fish die-offs, and long-term damage to ecosystems. Scientists have long known that microbes play a critical ...

Women who don’t turn up for their first breast screening appointment face a 40% higher long term risk of dying from breast cancer, mainly due to delayed detection, finds a study published by The BMJ today. The researchers say targeting these women offers a critical opportunity to reduce breast cancer deaths at the population level. Mammograms can detect breast cancer early, often before a lump can be felt, which improves the chances of successful treatment and survival.  Although a later stage breast cancer diagnosis is more frequent among women who did not attend their latest ...

Women who miss their first mammogram run a higher risk of being diagnosed with advanced breast cancer and dying from the disease. This is shown in a new study from Karolinska Institutet published in the scientific journal BMJ. Since the early 1990s, women in Sweden have been offered regular mammograms, which has contributed to a decrease in breast cancer mortality. Despite this, a significant proportion choose not to attend their first examination. The researchers behind the new study wanted to investigate the long-term consequences of this. The study is based on data from the Swedish mammography ...

Globally, the number of new cancer cases has more than doubled since 1990 to 18.5 million in 2023; whilst the number of cancer deaths increased 74% to 10.4 million (both excluding non-melanoma skin cancers)—with the majority of people affected living in low- and middle-income countries. Over 40% of cancer deaths globally are linked to 44 modifiable risk factors including tobacco use, an unhealthy diet, and high blood sugar—presenting an opportunity for prevention. The number of new cancer cases worldwide ...

Editage China today announced the launch of a pioneering academic solution that combines human expertise with ethical AI to address the evolving needs of researchers in China. The new offering goes beyond traditional editing services to deliver a unique blend of human expertise, advanced AI tools, and hybrid solutions. This approach offers researchers a responsible, future-ready solution to navigate both opportunities and blind spots of AI in publishing. Editage China today announced the launch of a pioneering academic solution that combines human expertise with ethical AI to address the evolving needs of researchers in China. The ...

Menopause linked to distinct differences in multiple sclerosis presentation and comorbidities, new study shows (Barcelona, Spain, Thursday, 25 September 2025) New research presented today at the 41st Congress of the European Committee for Treatment and Research in Multiple Sclerosis (ECTRIMS 2025) reveals that menopause may significantly influence how multiple sclerosis (MS) first presents in women, as well as the types of associated health conditions they experience.1 These novel findings could pave the ...

Ultra-processed foods linked to heightened disease activity in early multiple sclerosis, new study finds (Barcelona, Spain, Thursday, 25 September 2025) Higher intake of ultra-processed foods (UPFs) may exacerbate disease activity in early multiple sclerosis (MS), according to new research presented at the 41st Congress of the European Committee for Treatment and Research in Multiple Sclerosis (ECTRIMS 2025).1 Researchers found that increased UPF consumption was linked to more frequent relapses and greater MRI-detected lesion activity, highlighting the potential role of diet as a complementary strategy in disease management. The study, led by Dr Gloria Dalla Costa, analysed ...

In six massive laboratory freezers at the University of Utah, nearly 40,000 blood samples wait in frozen stasis. They represent four years of data from one of the largest studies of hypertension in the U.S.: an intensive blood pressure intervention study called the SPRINT trial. And hidden in many of these blood samples are subtle chemical signals that point to their donors’ current and future brain health conditions—among them Alzheimer’s disease and related dementias, the most common cause of disability among adults over 65. Now, powered by a $25.7M, five-year National Institutes of Health ...

ITHACA, N.Y. — In a potentially threatening situation, the world looks more dangerous when caring for a baby, finds first-of-its-kind Cornell University psychology research using virtual environments to explore parenting dynamics. When playing an online game that placed an adult on the side of a road after running out of gas, both parents and nonparents were quicker to detect oncoming traffic—and rated cars as moving faster—when they had to keep a virtual baby out of harm’s way. Reactions were quicker ...

Manufacturers of infrared cameras face a growing problem: the toxic heavy metals in today's infrared detectors are increasingly banned under environmental regulations, forcing companies to choose between performance and compliance. This regulatory pressure is slowing the broader adoption of infrared detectors across civilian applications, just as demand in fields like autonomous vehicles, medical imaging and national security is accelerating. In a paper published in ACS Applied Materials & Interfaces, researchers at NYU Tandon School ...

NAU researchers are experimenting with new technology that could help medical providers easily detect Alzheimer’s disease early and prevent its advance.  Led by Travis Gibbons, an assistant professor in the Department of Biological Sciences, and fueled in part by a grant from the Arizona Alzheimer’s Association, the research project centers on the brain’s metabolism—specifically, how it uses glucose, the sugar that fuels our thoughts, movements and emotions.  “The brain is like a muscle,” ...

Dog owners are often associated with personality traits of being social and community-oriented while "cat people" are often thought of as introverted and more open-minded, according to prior research. But if you're about to raise money for a charity from people with pets, you may want to think about the strategy. A new Dartmouth study finds that cat owners donate slightly more than dog owners, and also donate more often and more diversely. However, people without pets donate the most. The findings are published in the journal Anthrozoӧs. To examine philanthropic ...

In a world-first, researchers from the Femtosecond Spectroscopy Unit at the Okinawa Institute of Science and Technology (OIST) have directly observed the evolution of the elusive dark excitons in atomically thin materials, laying the foundation for new breakthroughs in both classical and quantum information technologies. Their findings have been published in Nature Communications. Professor Keshav Dani, head of the unit, highlights the significance: "Dark excitons have great potential as information carriers, because they are inherently less likely to interact with light, and hence less prone to degradation of their quantum properties. ...

Art isn’t just for stages and studios. It can be a powerful public health resource. That’s the takeaway from a new international study, commissioned by the Jameel Arts and Health Lab, which examined nearly 100 research projects from 27 countries to consider how arts programs, such as music, dance, theater, storytelling and other creative and cultural activities, can help prevent some of the world’s biggest killers: heart disease, diabetes, cancer, and other non-communicable diseases, which account ...

MINNEAPOLIS/ST. PAUL (09/24/2025) — New research from the University of Minnesota Medical School confirms that testing for congenital cytomegalovirus (cCMV) at birth using the routinely collected dried blood spot (DBS) is a reliable and effective method to identify newborns at risk for long-term developmental challenges. The findings were recently published in JAMA Network Open.  Congenital CMV is a virus passed to infants in the womb and occurs in about 1 in 200 infants. About 20% of babies with cCMV infection have birth defects or other long-term health problems.  The findings demonstrate that the PCR-based test performed on dried blood ...

When a woman becomes pregnant, the outcome of that pregnancy depends on many things — including a crucial event that happened while she was still growing inside her own mother’s womb. It depends on the quality of the egg cells that were already forming inside her fetal ovaries. The DNA-containing chromosomes in those cells must be cut, spliced and sorted perfectly. In males, the same process produces sperm in the testes but occurs only after puberty. “If that goes wrong, then you end up with the wrong number of chromosomes in the eggs or sperm,” said Neil Hunter, a professor in the Department of Microbiology and Molecular Genetics at the University of ...