Lancet Obesity Definition Differs From Other Diagnostic Criteria for Adults
Obesity diagnosis may be on the verge of a major reset, as a new diagnostic study examines whether body mass...
New wheat gene Sdd1 offers resource for improving plant architecture
The genetic architecture of wheat may be more flexible than previously thought. Researchers from China Agricultural University and the Chinese...
Most early Alzheimer’s patients receiving anti-amyloid therapy overlook brain-health guidelines, study finds
A striking gap between Alzheimer’s treatment and everyday brain-health habits has emerged from a new study by researchers at the...
C/EBPγ Links Cancer Plasticity, DNA Repair, and Therapy Resistance in Lung Adenocarcinoma
Lung adenocarcinoma cells may become more invasive and more difficult to eliminate because of a single transcription factor that links...
How the Body’s Inflammatory Alarm Goes Awry
A molecular handshake between two immune proteins may explain why familial Mediterranean fever (FMF) erupts into painful inflammation—and could help...
Antenna-like cell structure helps turtles sense warmth that determines sex
AMES, Iowa—A tiny, antenna-like structure found on many animal cells may help explain how turtle embryos sense the warmth that...
Growth Hormone Helps Childhood Stem Cell Transplant Survivors Grow Taller, Responses Vary
A nationwide Japanese study has found that growth hormone therapy can improve adult height in children who develop growth impairment...
New brain model reveals how regional chemistry shapes large-scale neural activity
Researchers have developed a computer model of the human cortex that connects molecular-scale chemistry with brain-wide patterns of activity, offering...
New tools revive efforts to develop less addictive opioids
Researchers at Duke University School of Medicine have identified a small population of brain cells that may help determine whether...
USC Launches Center Investigating Sex Differences in Aging
Women live longer than men in almost every country, yet they are more likely to spend later life with disability,...
Dissipation, Not Distance, Enables Entanglement Across Vast Separations
Quantum researchers have demonstrated a striking way to create and preserve entanglement by using the very process normally blamed for...
Biomarker interaction may predict breast cancer spread and treatment benefit
Breast cancer patients with apparently similar clinical profiles can experience dramatically different outcomes: some remain free of distant disease for...
Topological coupler breaks bandwidth tradeoff in broadband coupled resonator waveguides
Coupled resonator optical waveguides, or CROWs, are emerging as powerful building blocks for the next generation of optical communications, photonic...
Machine learning transforms routine water quality data into early pathogen health warnings
Researchers have developed a machine learning framework that could help water managers identify viral and bacterial contamination risks before conventional...
Winter canola could boost Illinois farm profits and sustainability
A winter crop that could turn the Midwest’s dormant fields into a source of food, fuel and carbon storage is...
Mosquitoes target specific blood types—and yours may not be among them
Mosquitoes do not appear to share a universal preference for human beings, according to a new study from Florida International...
ORNL and Type One Energy advance fusion fuel cycle with innovative technologies
Oak Ridge Licenses Cryogenic Fusion-Fueling Technologies to Type One Energy In a move that could address one of fusion energy’s...
Tumor-like tissue environments may reveal clues for curing HIV
A new Northwestern University study suggests that HIV persistence is shaped not only by the infected cells that harbor the...
Radical Chemistry Selectively Cleaves Strong Bonds While Preserving Weaker Ones
Kanazawa University researchers have developed a light-powered method that selectively breaks strong carbon–hydrogen bonds while leaving weaker carbon–silicon bonds intact—an...
Batista Lab Reveals Malaria Vaccine Gap; Added Peptides May Strengthen Immune Response
Malaria vaccines may be missing some of the parasite’s most vulnerable targets, according to a new study from researchers at...