Engineered NK Cells Target Hidden Cancer Antigen to Control Melanoma in Mice
Chimeric antigen receptor therapies have transformed the treatment of certain blood cancers, producing dramatic remissions in patients with leukemia and...
MRI Reveals Aortic Stiffness Links to Aneurysm Risk in Large Population Study
Deep inside the abdomen, the body’s largest blood vessel quietly widens and stiffens with age, and in some people it...
Firm Sourdough Keeps Its Signature Microbes Stable, Long-Term Study Finds
Sourdough is one of the oldest fermented foods on Earth, yet the microbial partnerships that make it work remain remarkably...
Lab-Grown Heart Models Move Closer to Predicting Human Cardiac Disease
Cardiovascular disease remains the world’s deadliest health problem, claiming 19.2 million lives in 2023, with prevalent cases climbing to a...
AI Agents Beat Machine Learning at Predicting Food Texture, Study Finds
Plant-based burgers, dairy-free cheeses, and meat analogues live or die by their texture, yet predicting how a new formulation will...
Two Brain Tumors, One Name: Molecular Map Redefines Childhood Posterior Fossa Ependymoma
For decades, pathologists looking at ependymomas under the microscope saw one disease: a tumor of ependymal cells lining the brain’s...
Prescription Video Game Shows Signs of Rewiring the Aging Brain in Early Dementia
A twelve-week program of home-based video game exercise may do more than lift mood and fitness in people living with...
Mung Bean Waste Turned Into Antibacterial Peptide Nanoparticles That Rival Chemical Food Preservatives
Every year, the global food industry discards enormous quantities of protein-rich byproducts, and one of the most overlooked among them...
Machine Learning Reveals a Surprising Concentration Paradox in UK Student Mobility
International student mobility has long been described as one of the most globalised flows of people in the modern world,...
Two New Giant Stick Insect Species Discovered Hiding in Australia’s Well-Studied Landscapes
Australia’s stick insects have just become considerably more diverse, at least on paper. Researchers at the University of Sydney have...
Parents of Children Receiving Molecular Radiotherapy Face Heavy Financial and Emotional Burdens
When a child is diagnosed with a cancer that can only be treated with radioactive drugs, the medical team focuses...
Foliar Hormone Spray Helps Wheat Withstand Nanoplastic Pollution, Study Finds
A single hormone, sprayed on leaves, may help one of the world’s most important food crops shrug off one of...
Hidden Electron Donors Steer the Molecular Architecture of Propylene–Ethylene Copolymers
Random propylene–ethylene copolymers sit quietly inside countless everyday products, from impact-resistant automotive trim to food packaging, translucent medical devices and...
Cinnamon-Derived Iron Oxide Nanoparticles Show Potent Activity Against Carbapenem-Resistant Uropathogenic E. coli
Researchers in Iraq and Malaysia have reported that iron oxide nanoparticles synthesised using an aqueous bark extract of Ceylon cinnamon...
Attention Weights Turned Into Powerful New Explanations for AI Transformers
Transformer models now sit at the heart of the most consequential artificial intelligence systems in the world, translating languages, classifying...
Weight in Early Adulthood May Shape Breast Cancer Risk Through Breast Density
A large analysis published in the British Journal of Cancer has examined one of the more puzzling relationships in breast...
Too Much Cysteine Kills Cells Through a Hidden Iron Overload in Mitochondria
Cysteine has long been celebrated as one of biology’s most protective molecules. As a sulfur-bearing amino acid, it builds proteins,...
Magnetic Nanotube Catalyst Makes Pyridines and Triazines in Water Within an Hour
Chemists have long chased a simple goal: build the complex nitrogen-rich molecules that modern medicine and electronics depend on, without...
Indian Borage Leaf Extract Yields Silver Nanoparticles That Fight Resistant Pathogens
Scientists in Chennai, India, have transformed the leaves of a humble kitchen herb into a weapon against some of medicine’s...
AI Framework Cortex Maps Career Goals to Prerequisite-Ready Learning Paths
A career changer who types “I want to interpret big data” into a conventional guidance platform is likely to be...
