CAMBRIDGE, Mass., Mar 24, 2026 - Insilico Medicine (3696.HK), a clinical-stage drug discovery and development company driven by generative artificial intelligence (AI), today announced a strategic research collaboration with ASKA Pharmaceutical Co., Ltd. (“ASKA”), a specialized pharmaceutical company with a strong focus on internal medicine, obstetrics, and gynecology. This partnership aims to identify novel therapeutic targets with high drug development potential for challenging gynecological conditions, including endometriosis, uterine fibroids, and adenomyosis, by leveraging Insilico’s proprietary AI-driven ...

PULLMAN, Wash. — In an era of nonstop headlines and growing political division, many workplaces still follow a familiar rule of thumb: Don’t talk politics at work. New research from Washington State University suggests the issue is more nuanced, and talking about politicized news at work may help employees better manage stress and foster improved well-being. The research, published in the journal Academy of Management Discoveries, examined employee responses to the news during periods of heightened political tension—the 2020 and 2024 U.S. elections—as well as during a non-election time period. Researchers ...

UIC researchers have successfully repurposed an FDA-approved cancer drug, doxorubicin, to treat drug-resistant strains of herpes. Their work appears in the journal Drug Resistance Updates.  “This opens up an unexpected, potentially fast-moving path toward treating drug-resistant herpes infections,” said study leader Deepak Shukla, a virologist in the College of Medicine. “HSV-1 infections have serious, sometimes life-threatening consequences, and this drug may help save lives.”  Immunocompromised ...

The gap between boys’ and girls’ reading grows when schools are closed. This is shown in a new study published in the scientific journal PNAS, where researchers followed the reading habits of more than 200,000 Danish schoolchildren during holidays and COVID‑19 lockdowns. Girls simply read more than boys – and the difference becomes significantly larger when school is not in session. According to sociologist Ea Hoppe Blaabæk from the University of Copenhagen, who conducted the study together with three colleagues, the results indicate that boys in particular rely ...

The relationship between cardiovascular dysfunction and renal impairment is widely recognized as the cardiorenal interaction, a complex physiological link in which damage to one organ can accelerate deterioration in the other. This interdependence has gained increasing attention in recent years, particularly with the emergence of therapies such as sodium–glucose cotransporter-2 inhibitors, which have demonstrated protective effects for both the heart and kidneys. As a result, identifying individuals at risk for kidney function decline at an early stage has become an important priority in clinical medicine, especially among patients with diabetes who are more ...

Campo Grande, Brazil — Some of the longest, most important migrations of species on Earth are happening beneath the surface of the world’s rivers and many are rapidly collapsing, according to a major new assessment by the Convention on the Conservation of Migratory Species of Wild Animals (CMS), an environmental treaty of the United Nations.  The Global Assessment of Migratory Freshwater Fishes, being launched at the CMS 15th Meeting of the Conference of the Parties (COP15) in Brazil, finds that migratory freshwater fish — a group of species that maintain river ...

Penn Engineers have redesigned a key component of lipid nanoparticles (LNPs), the delivery vehicles behind mRNA vaccines, to steer the particles toward lymph nodes while reducing off-target delivery to the liver. The advance could make mRNA vaccines more efficient, potentially achieving strong immune protection at lower doses.  “The more particles that reach the lymph nodes, the fewer particles each dose needs,” says Michael J. Mitchell, Associate Professor in Bioengineering (BE) and senior author of a new study in Journal of the American Chemical Society that describes ...

People who reported spending six or more hours on screens outside of school or work had worse blood pressure, cholesterol and body mass index (BMI) compared with those with more limited screen time, according to a study being presented at the American College of Cardiology’s Annual Scientific Session (ACC.26). Screen time was independently associated with these markers of cardiovascular risk even after accounting for differences in daily physical activity. The findings point to excessive time spent playing video games, watching videos and scrolling social media as an ...

Living in areas with consistently higher levels of noise from transportation was associated with a significantly higher risk of major adverse cardiac events compared with living in quieter areas, according to a study being presented at the American College of Cardiology’s Annual Scientific Session (ACC.26). Researchers suggest that implementing strategies to reduce exposure to traffic noise from roads, railways and aviation corridors may be a new target for urban planning and improving the heart health of communities. “Transportation noise is often ...

On the heels of one of the coldest winters in memory for large swaths of the country, new research highlights an often overlooked cost of cold weather: months with lower temperatures see significantly greater rates of death from heart attacks, strokes and coronary artery disease than milder months. According to a study being presented at the American College of Cardiology’s Annual Scientific Session (ACC.26), hotter temperatures were also associated with increases in cardiovascular deaths, but at a more modest rate. Previous studies have linked temperature extremes with ...

Medicare beneficiaries with heart disease or major cardiovascular risk factors reported less cost-related medication non-adherence—skipping or reducing doses, delaying prescription fills or foregoing medications due to cost—after new provisions went into effect limiting out-of-pocket drug costs for Medicare beneficiaries, according to a study being presented at the American College of Cardiology’s Annual Scientific Session (ACC.26) and simultaneously published in JACC, the flagship journal ...

Can using a large language model (LLM) make a person more creative? Prior work has shown that using LLMs can make creative outputs more homogeneous,but this homogenization could stem from the specific LLM used or from widespread use of the same model. Emily Wenger and Yoed N. Kenett asked humans recruited from the Prolific platform and a broad range of LLMs to complete multiple tasks designed to measure different facets of creativity. For example, one task asked participants to come up with as many uses as possible for an item like a fork or a pair of pants. Another task asked participants to think of 10 nouns that are as different from one another ...

Every plant cell is the product of a biological merger billions of years ago. Chloroplasts are key structures in plants and algae that capture sunlight, but originally they were free-living bacteria that took up residence inside another cell. Over time, these partners became more closely integrated by sharing genes, proteins, and roles. To understand how this process happened, scientists look for organisms that display similar processes. A tiny predator named Rapaza viridis may offer a glimpse of some of the early steps involved in that ancient transformation. R. viridis is a single-celled ...

A rare form of leukemia known as TCF3::HLF-positive B cell acute lymphoblastic leukemia (B-ALL) sits among the most aggressive blood cancers seen in children. The disease causes a rapid buildup of abnormal blood cells, but unlike other types of leukemia, it also severely damages bones and causes pain. To make things worse, patients with TCF3::HLF-positive B-ALL tend to relapse quickly after treatment, with survival rates remaining low. Despite decades of research, progress against this aggressive leukemia has been slow and unremarkable. ...

When we learn something new, that information does not exist in isolation. It integrates into the complex landscape of our knowledge, forging connections with existing ideas and opening up possibilities for new learning. In a new study in Nature Communications, Dartmouth researchers report a mathematical technique for mapping the unique landscape of a student's conceptual knowledge from their performance on short multiple-choice quizzes. Their framework turns a traditional quiz into a detailed topography that captures the peaks of a student's conceptual mastery and the valleys where they struggle.  According ...

ATLANTA, March 24, 2026 — Deep cuts from accidents or surgeries require stitches, typically followed by oral anti-inflammatory medications like ibuprofen. While these medications help with pain, they don’t act specifically on the wounds. Consequently, the site of the stitches can get inflamed, which could slow healing and lead to scarring. Now, researchers at Ouachita Baptist University are creating stitches loaded with anti-inflammatory drugs to deliver the medication directly to the injury. Mieya Kirby, an undergraduate researcher working with chemist Sharon K. Hamilton, will present her results at the spring meeting of the American Chemical Society ...

Visible to the naked eye in the constellation Cassiopeia, the star γ Cas has puzzled astrophysicists for half a century. It emits X-rays of an intensity and temperature incompatible with what one would expect from an ordinary massive star. Observations, carried out using the Resolve instrument aboard the Japanese XRISM telescope, now allow us to attribute this emission to the white dwarf orbiting γ Cas. This also confirms the existence of a family of binary systems long predicted to exist but never identified. The results of this study, led by astronomers from the University ...

Researchers from Xi’an Jiaotong-Liverpool University (XJTLU) in China have developed a streamlined process that makes it easier to produce tiny therapeutic particles released by cells, called exosomes, which are being explored as a new type of medical treatment. Using a nanoparticle-based system, the researchers were able to overcome a major barrier that has slowed the medical and industrial deployment of these therapies. Their findings were published in the journal Advanced Science. Exosomes are naturally released by cells and carry signals that can help repair tissues ...

An invisible companion consuming material from the naked-eye star gamma-Cas has been revealed as the culprit for curious X-rays coming from the stellar system. This closes the case on a mystery that has puzzled astronomers for more than fifty years.  Unique high-resolution observations made by the X-Ray Imaging and Spectroscopy Mission (XRISM) revealed that the X-rays are linked to the orbital motion of a companion white dwarf star, enabling astronomers to finally solve the mystery. The observations are detailed in a new paper led by Yaël Nazé of the University of Liège, ...

Barcelona, March 24th, 2026-. According to a study published in the journal Atmospheric Environment: X, the implementation of the low emission zone (LEZ) in the Barcelona metropolitan area significantly reduced concentrations of nitrogen dioxide (NO₂) between 2020 and 2022. However, it had a more limited effect on particulate matter (PM10 and PM2.5), which is more closely related to pollution sources other than traffic. The results indicate that the LEZ contributes to improving air quality, although additional measures are needed to mitigate air ...

Maize, rice and cassava drive more deforestation than major export-oriented crops like cocoa, coffee, and rubber. This has been shown by researchers from Chalmers University of Technology, Sweden, in the most comprehensive global survey of how different commodities are causing deforestation. The study confirms the major impact of meat production, but reveals several overlooked drivers of deforestation. Food production is the main cause of deforestation in the world, but until now there has not been any detailed mapping of which crops affect deforestation in which countries. Chandrakant Singh, researcher ...

Each year, antimicrobial resistance (AMR) is responsible for an estimated 1.1 to 1.4 million deaths worldwide. Now, scientists have found evidence that the spread of AMR isn’t always driven by bacteria evolving to resist the antibiotics themselves: rather, certain weedkillers can have the same effect. “Here we show that the most common species of multidrug-resistant bacteria from hospitals are not only resistant to multiple antibiotic classes, but also to high concentrations of the weedkiller glyphosate,” said Dr Daniela Centrón, a ...

Diet, microbes, and metabolic adaptation White adipose tissue stores energy, while brown and beige fat burn energy through thermogenesis. Under certain environmental conditions, white fat can transition into beige fat in a process known as browning. This transformation increases energy expenditure potentially influencing metabolic health and aiding in weight management It has been previously shown that low protein diets can stimulate this browning process, however, this current research has showed that this metabolic shift is largely microbiome dependent, and identified the microbial pathways responsible for transmitting dietary signals to the host. One of these ...

Researchers introduce a novel generative AI-driven framework, MMCN (Memory-aware Multi-Conditional generation Network), for forecasting future urban layouts by jointly considering building density, building height, transportation networks, and historical development patterns. Leveraging a generative architecture-enhanced diffusion model with multi-conditional control, semantic prompt fusion, and spatial memory embedding, MMCN offers a novel approach to modeling complex urban evolution. This framework provides a powerful ...

# A novel catalyst design enables simultaneous control of lattice structure and oxygen vacancies in molybdenum oxide through iron (Fe) substitution, with the study selected as a cover article in a leading international journal. # Achieves high water electrolysis performance using low-cost, non-precious metal-based catalysts, with strong potential for applications in eco-friendly hydrogen production and the hydrogen economy. CHANGWON, South Korea — Korea Institute of Materials Science (KIMS), led by President Chuljin ...