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UMN researcher wins $3.7 million NIH grant to advance AI glaucoma care
The National Eye Institute of the National Institutes of Health has awarded Mingquan Lin, PhD—an assistant professor in the Division...
Y-Added FeCoNiSiB Amorphous Multi-Principal Alloys Demonstrate Enhanced Performance
High entropy alloys have emerged as a powerful materials platform, built from multiple principal elements in a single system. Among...
Wild snapdragons subtly change color to attract bees
Flower color is often treated like an aesthetic detail, but new research shows it can be the product of intense...
Root developmental zonation persists despite changes in cell wall pH
In a discovery that could reshape how scientists think about plant development, researchers report that the spatial “zoning” patterns emerging...
Sulfotransferase Signaling Maintains Fibroblast Identity and Blocks Cardiac Reprogramming
A new study uncovers how fibroblasts resist being converted into functional heart cells, pinpointing sulfotransferase signaling as a molecular brake...
CRISPR, AI, and Personalized Approaches Shape the Future of Pediatric Gene Therapy
The future of pediatric gene therapy is being reshaped by a three-way convergence: CRISPR–Cas9 genome editing, artificial intelligence (AI), and...
Platelet Reactivity in Older Polymorbid Patients and Effects of 4-Methylcatechol
A new study reported in the journal BMC Geriatrics is drawing attention to how aging, multimorbidity, and diet-derived compounds can...
Researchers Identify Optimal Conditions for Safer, Longer-Lasting Lithium Metal Batteries
Lithium metal is considered the ultimate anode candidate for next-generation rechargeable batteries because it offers far higher energy density than...
Blood DNA test better selects patients for prostate cancer radiopharmaceutical therapy
A simple blood test may soon help clinicians manage metastatic castration-resistant prostate cancer (mCRPC) more precisely, according to a study...
Surface-Enhanced Raman Enables Ultra-Sensitive Detection of Pb2+ Ions
Lead is a highly toxic, long-lived metal that can accumulate in ecosystems and human tissues. Because even trace levels can...
Lurie Children’s Program Builds Pediatric Expertise to Treat More Youth Depression, Study Finds
Pediatricians trained through a collaborative mental health program at Ann & Robert H. Lurie Children’s Hospital of Chicago were more...
CD33 and Clusterin Physically and Genetically Interact to Shape Alzheimer Risk
In a new viral-science report, researchers say they have uncovered how two Alzheimer-associated proteins—CD33 and clusterin (CLU)—team up at the...
Biomarker Validation Tests Accuracy of Maternal Reports on Infant Smoke Exposure
A new biomarker-based analysis is shining a spotlight on a subtle statistical trap in studies that try to reconstruct infants’...
Unraveling Europe’s Energy Crisis with Structural Causal Models
Europe’s recent energy turmoil wasn’t just a story of prices rising and supply tightening—it was a system-level shock whose knock-on...
Smart Hydrogels and Scaffolds Engineer Microenvironments to Regenerate Tissues
Hydrogels are water-rich, three-dimensional polymer networks that can absorb and hold large amounts of fluid while remaining soft, biocompatible, and...
Researchers Develop New Approaches to Tackle the PFAS Contamination Crisis
Researchers at Germany’s Helmholtz-Zentrum Dresden-Rossendorf (HZDR) have unveiled two experimental routes to dismantle PFAS—so-called “forever chemicals” notorious for their resistance...
USF Study Finds Promising Strategy to Protect Hearts in Duchenne Muscular Dystrophy
TAMPA, Fla. (July 17, 2026) — A team at the University of South Florida (USF) has uncovered a pathway that...
All-optical computing advances toward 100-GHz clock speeds
A new study is pushing all-optical computing toward blistering speeds, targeting clock rates near 100 GHz—an advance that could help...
Renal Resistive Index–Guided Blood Pressure Titration in Sepsis: Randomized Trial
Sepsis care may be entering a more physiologic era, as researchers report results from a randomized controlled trial using renal...
Machine Learning Predicts Bronchopulmonary Dysplasia Seven Days After Birth Using Respiratory Data
In a breakthrough that could reshape early care for premature babies, researchers report a machine-learning system designed to forecast bronchopulmonary...
