Han Wins Travel Grant Supporting Student Attendance at ACM MobiCom
Han Receives NSF Grant to Expand Student Access to ACM MobiCom Bo Han, an associate professor of computer science in...
MD Anderson named nation’s No. 1 cancer center for 12th consecutive year
The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center has been named the leading hospital in the United States for cancer...
ACS Unifies Its Identity to Advance Science and Support Its People
WASHINGTON, Aug. 4, 2026 — The American Chemical Society (ACS) has unveiled an evolved global brand designed to reflect how...
Study Finds Newborn Circumcision Does Not Increase Autism Risk
A large U.S. childhood health study has found no evidence that circumcision performed shortly after birth increases a boy’s likelihood...
Yao Earns Prestigious NSF CAREER Award
A George Mason University computer scientist is launching a five-year effort to make artificial intelligence systems that generate computer code...
New strategy shows promise against cancer drug resistance
A protein that helps cancer cells control oxidative stress may explain why some blood cancers eventually stop responding to BTK...
China study finds hospitals minimally affect antibiotic resistance in nearby waters
Antibiotic resistance is no longer confined to hospitals or clinics. Resistance genes that allow bacteria to withstand antibiotics are now...
GLP-1 drugs tied to fewer fractures in adults with type 2 diabetes
A large new study from UCLA Health is challenging fears that rapid weight loss caused by GLP-1 medications might leave...
Oxygen nanobubbles transform biochar into cadmium defense for flooded rice soils
Cadmium contamination in paddy fields is one of the most persistent threats to rice production and food safety. The toxic...
Molecular profiling identifies favorable risk pattern in rare, aggressive uterine cancer
A rare molecular pattern found in an aggressive uterine cancer is drawing attention to how genetic classification could reshape prognosis...
Skin-mimicking test models could improve medical devices for all skin tones
A New Skin Model Could Help Make Optical Health Devices More Accurate for Every Skin Tone Medical devices that read...
State contract expands UNC team’s mental health training efforts
North Carolina is launching a statewide effort to expand suicide prevention and mental health training across its colleges, universities and...
Mizzou Research Helps Pork Producers Protect Pigs From Extreme Heat
The warning signs of heat stress in pigs may soon appear on a smartphone before they become visible in the...
Plant ULTRAPETALA1 Balances Trithorax and Polycomb Signals to Fine-Tune Reproductive Transitions
Scientists have uncovered a surprising molecular double life at the heart of plant development. A protein long associated with activating...
Vibrio-produced tryptophan activates gut immune signaling through ultraspiracle phosphorylation
A new study has identified a molecular connection between a nutrient produced by the cholera bacterium and the innate immune...
India’s Nitrogen Crop Restructuring Could Deliver Environmental Benefits and Reshape Interstate Trade
India’s crop map may be carrying an invisible environmental price tag. A new study in Nature Communications examines how restructuring...
Risk model links intraoperative hypotension to clots after elderly hip surgery
Intraoperative Hypotension May Help Predict Venous Thromboembolism After Hip Surgery in Older Adults Hip surgery is one of the most...
How glial cells may drive sleep disruption in Alzheimer’s disease
Sleep may be one of the earliest casualties of Alzheimer’s disease, and scientists are increasingly looking beyond neurons to understand...
Rice to lead $15 million Army center advancing next-generation sensing, communications
Rice University has received a five-year, $15 million award from the U.S. Army Research Office to establish a national research...
Study reveals how tumors recruit nerves to sustain their growth
OKLAHOMA CITY—A study from the University of Oklahoma has identified a previously underappreciated mechanism by which triple-negative breast cancer may...