Collagen is a structural protein abundant in connective tissues, forming a major part of the organic matrix of bones. Because...

Aging skeletal muscle often weakens early, limiting repair after injury and contributing to stiffness, fat infiltration, and loss of fast-twitch...

Tertiary lymphoid structures (TLSs)—immune-cell aggregates that form in many solid tumours—have been linked to better outcomes from immune checkpoint blockade....

Severe fever with thrombocytopenia syndrome (SFTS), driven by SFTS virus, can trigger life-threatening systemic inflammation, yet targeted host-directed therapies have...

A new study published in Communications Engineering reports a quasi-two-stage heat pump designed to tackle a stubborn energy problem: how...

A new study published in Light: Science & Applications reports a “sliding metasurface” design that enables wide-angle beam steering while...

A new study is stirring excitement across computational pathology, as researchers evaluate how well today’s “vision and pathology foundation models”...

Stuffed toys may be doing more than keeping children company: a new study suggests they can also act as a...

A new study in Nature Communications suggests that the way rural households in China spend energy on food—rather than total...

A new study highlights how a little-known protein, OTUB1, can reshape cell death pathways in hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC). Researchers report...

Mental health conditions are a persistent source of adolescent illness and early death, but national-scale, long-term mortality patterns have remained...

Neonatal intensive care units are increasingly becoming decision laboratories: clinicians must synthesize rapidly changing vital signs, lab results, imaging, and...

A new study in Nature Cities has mapped how where you live in Greater Accra can determine whether you reach...

A new perspective article in npj Parkinson’s Disease (2026) explores how exposure to ionizing radiation could intersect with the biological...

A team led by Li and colleagues has unveiled a flexible MRI receive coil engineered to stay mechanically stable while...

Engineers at the University of California San Diego have built what they describe as a first-of-its-kind integrated smart ring designed...

In papillary thyroid carcinoma (PTC), cancer progression is increasingly understood as a product of two intertwined signaling engines: MAPK and...

Knitting has evolved beyond comfort wear. In a new study from Harvard SEAS, researchers demonstrate how ordinary weft knitting can...

A new multi-year field study from Peru’s Piura region challenges a long-held assumption in cocoa agriculture: native fine-flavor cacao may...

Domestic chickens have long fascinated biologists with their feather diversity—ranging from barred and speckled patterns to uniform black and crisp...