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May 24, 2026

Roberts Individualized Medical Genetics Center outlines centralized genetic testing model

A pioneer in the field, CHOP-based Center brings together researchers, physicians, and genetic counselors to help patients navigate the complexities...

Deaf moths evolved noise-cancelling scales to evade prey

Scales shown to be more efficient than today's sound engineering technologyCredit: Thomas R. Neil Some species of deaf moths can...

Stretchable, wearable coils may make MRI, other medical tests easier on patients

Credit: Joseph Rispoli/Purdue University WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind. - Anyone who has had a mammogram or an MRI knows how uncomfortable...

Structural framework for tumors also provides immune protection

Credit: Phil Jones, Senior Photographer, Augusta University Aggressive colorectal cancers set up an interactive network of checkpoints to keep the...

Seeds in Tibet face impacts from climate change

Warming and increased precipitation tests the resilience of soil seed banks against harm done by climate changeCredit: Photo courtesy of...

Scientists develop enzyme produced from agricultural waste for use as laundry detergent

Credit: University of Portsmouth An international team of researchers has developed an enzyme produced from agricultural waste that could be...

MicroRNA regulates process vital to placenta growth in early pregnancy

University of South Florida medical researchers applied CRISPR technology to study the function of a very large human non-protein coding...

The do’s and don’ts of monitoring many wildlife species at once

UMass Amherst ecologists name pitfalls of older methods and recommend best practicesCredit: UMass Amherst/K. Devarajan AMHERST, Mass. - A new...

Stanford research maps a faster, easier way to build diamond

With the right amount of pressure and surprisingly little heat, a substance found in fossil fuels can transform into pure...

Small farmers sink or swim in globalization’s tsunami

Credit: Sue Nichols, Michigan State University Whether small-time farmers across the world get swept away by globalization or ride a...

Stabilizing freeze-dried cellular machinery unlocks cell-free biotechnology

A low-cost approach improves cell-free biotechnology's utility for bio-manufacturing and portability for field applicationsCredit: Nicole Gregorio Researchers at California Polytechnic...

Mortality decreased with further treatment for opioid use disorder after detox

Credit: Boston Medical Center Boston - A new study shows that people with opioid use disorder who enter inpatient medically...

Instrument may enable mail-in testing to detect heavy metals in water

Whisk-shaped device absorbs trace contaminants, preserves them in dry state that can be shipped to labs for analysisCredit: Image: Melanie...

A nacre-inspired separator coating for impact-tolerant lithium batteries

Credit: SONG Yonghui Lithium batteries are easy to explode? Scientists at University of Science and Technology of China (USTC) may...

Regioselective magnetization enabled chiral semiconducting heteronanorods

Credit: ZHUANG et al. The USTC team led by Prof. Shu-Hong Yu (USTC), collaborating with Prof. Zhiyong Tang (National Center...

USTC realizes the first quantum-entangling-measurements-enhanced quantum orienteering

Credit: TANG Junfeng et al. The CAS key lab of quantum information makes a significant progress in quantum orienteering. Under...

Scientists develop algorithm for researching evolution of species with WGD

Scientists created an algorithm for studying the evolutionary history of species with whole-genome duplications, chiefly yeast and plantsCredit: Dmitry Lisovskiy,...

Treatment to reset immune cells markedly improves TBI symptoms

Preclinical study suggests prolonged inflammation after brain injury can be reversed by temporarily depleting immune cellsCredit: University of Maryland School...

Insulin signaling suppressed by decoys

C. elegans study from the lab of Matthew Gill, PhD, presents new direction for research on type 2 diabetes, insulin...

New sandboxing approach in web browser increases security