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November 9, 2025

Schematic diagram of developing 3D mesoporous biosensing-membrane with neighborhood nanostructures as inspied by the structure of cytomembrane

Scientists develop novel biosensing-membrane for glucose detection and monitoring

Glucose oxidase (GOx)-based biosensors have attracted much attention for their potential in rapid glucose detection and continuous monitoring, which are...

A student looks at his phone in the Student Innovation Center at Iowa State University.

Cutting back on social media reduces anxiety, depression, loneliness

AMES, IA — Last month, the American Psychological Association and the U.S. Surgeon General both issued health advisories. Their concerns...

“Viking disease” hand disorder may come from Neandertal genes

A new paper in Molecular Biology and Evolution, published by Oxford University Press, shows that a condition known as Dupuytren's...

Breaking barriers: Advancements in meta-holographic display enable ultraviolet domain holograms

The term meta means a concept of transcendence or surpassing, and when applied to materials, metamaterials encompass artificially engineered substances...

Olivia, age 3, demonstrates how she is keeping her stuffed animals safe from ‘germs’ using a makeshift face-mask. Image taken during Zoom conversation with lead researcher, Kelsey Graber.

Lockdown children played on, study finds, despite being stuck at home

Children displayed a resilient capacity to continue playing during peak COVID-19, a study has found, even though their options to...

Meat processing plants: What factors are critical for survival?

URBANA, Ill. — Meat processing plants in the U.S. have garnered considerable public attention in recent years, often focusing on...

Peptide from venomous fish toxin controls lung inflammation in mice

A molecule found in the venomous toadfish Thalassophryne nattereri has proved capable of controlling lung inflammation and could be the basis for...

Retooling the ribosomal translation machine could expand chemical repertoire of cells

Synthetic biologists have become increasingly creative in engineering yeast or bacteria to churn out useful chemicals — from fuels to...

Residents in ‘digital deserts’ have fewer health care options

Residents in rural counties with limited access to high-speed internet cannot take advantage of increasingly popular online health services.Credit: UC...

Black Canadians see workplaces as epicentres of racism, while 90 per cent see it as a serious problem in the criminal justice system

TORONTO, June 13, 2023 – Black Canadians see workplaces as the epicentre of racial discrimination and unfairness, according to the...

Juice concentrate from Japanese fruit benefits cardiovascular health, scientists at the Lewis Katz School of Medicine at Temple University report

(Philadelphia, PA) – More than 122 million Americans – about half of the U.S. population ages 20 and older –...

Rohit Loomba, University of California San Diego

Rohit Loomba, MD, named Chief of the Division of Gastroenterology and Hepatology

Rohit Loomba, MD, has been named chief of the Division of Gastroenterology and Hepatology at University of California San Diego...

Aluminium-ion batteries with improved storage capacity

Aluminium-ion batteries are seen as a promising alternative to conventional batteries that use scarce and difficult-to-recycle raw materials such as...

Binghamton University Assistant Professor of Biological Sciences Adam Session

New method traces ancestry of hybrid plants and animals

If you’ve ever kept a garden, you’re probably familiar with hybrids, from disease-resistant tomatoes to Stargazer lilies.Credit: Binghamton University, State...

Journal of Integrative and Complementary Medicine

Special issue of JICM on global public health and the Declaration of Astana

A special focus issue of the peer-reviewed Journal of Integrative and Complementary Medicine (JICM) on Global Public Health is a response...

Cellular senescence involves gene repression through p53-p16/RB-E2F-DREAM complex

“Our study enables us to envisage a global picture of genes and pathways dysregulated during senescence and provides novel evidence...

ASU establishes ʻĀkoʻakoʻa, a new collaborative effort to seed renewed connection between human and coral communities in Hawaiʻi

With a group of core partners, Arizona State University is creating a new $25 million collaboration to preserve and restore...

Stowers scientists investigate the evolution of animal developmental mechanisms, show how some of Earth’s earliest animals evolved

KANSAS CITY, MO—June 13, 2023—Lacking bones, brains, and even a complete gut, the body plans of simple animals like sea...

DESI early data release holds nearly two million objects

The universe is big, and it’s getting bigger. To study dark energy, the mysterious force behind the accelerating expansion of...

Key regulator of COVID viral receptor may be new drug target