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PIWI genes and hobo transposons tune fly lifespan under chronic low-dose radiation
In a finding that reshapes how scientists think about the biological costs of radiation exposure, a new study has revealed...
Distinct hypothalamic regions implicated in late-onset Alzheimer’s disease and normal aging
The hypothalamus, a thumbnail-sized structure deep in the brain that governs hunger, sleep, stress hormones and circadian rhythm, is emerging...
Metabolic signatures reveal doxorubicin heart toxicity risk in breast cancer patients
Breast cancer patients who later suffer heart damage from one of the world’s most widely used chemotherapy drugs already carry...
New STEAP1-targeted antibody drug conjugate boosts immune response against prostate cancer
Prostate cancer that stops responding to androgen receptor–targeted therapies remains one of the most lethal challenges in oncology, and a...
Mixed reality needle insertion simulation: how interaction and visual fidelity matter
What makes a medical simulation feel real, and more importantly, what makes it actually train a surgeon well? A new...
Diffusion model boosts tongue image augmentation for colorectal cancer detection
In a striking fusion of traditional Chinese medicine diagnostics and cutting-edge artificial intelligence, researchers in China have unveiled a generative...
IFN-β hijacks MEK signaling to promote dormant, death-evading colorectal cancer cells
In a discovery that upends one of immunology’s most trusted assumptions, researchers in China have revealed how colorectal cancer cells...
Antibiotic exposure and geography shape young children’s gut resistance genes
The first two years of human life harbor one of the most consequential microbial ecosystems a person will ever carry,...
HNRNPC revealed as key RNA regulator with broad diagnostic and therapeutic potential
In a wide-ranging review that could reshape how scientists approach the diagnosis and treatment of multiple diseases, researchers in China...
Nanopore sequencing uncovers Giardia and Cryptosporidium diversity in Colombian waters
Waterborne parasites circulating silently in rivers and sewage systems may be far more genetically diverse—and far more widespread—than conventional testing...
Gut virus communities shift dramatically across dairy cattle life stages
In a finding that could reshape how scientists think about gut microbes, methane emissions, and the health of the world’s...
Merkel cell polyomavirus DNA found in spinal fluid of children with suspected brain infection
In a finding that is already rippling through pediatric neurology and infectious disease circles, researchers in Tehran have detected DNA...
Gut fungi shift between flares and remission in ulcerative colitis patients
Ulcerative colitis has long been framed as a disorder of the gut’s bacterial residents, but a new prospective study suggests...
Adaptive laboratory evolution boosts formate-based growth in acetogen Clostridium sp. AWRP
Bacteria that can eat one of the simplest carbon molecules on Earth—formate—and turn it into useful chemicals have long been...
Hierarchical graph transformer predicts enzyme function using functional residues
A new artificial intelligence framework that can predict what an enzyme does—without ever being told where its active sites are—has...
DAPR-AM-Net: explainable AI detects and forecasts tomato leaf diseases
Tomato growers may soon have a diagnostician in their pocket that rivals the experts, after researchers unveiled an artificial intelligence...
Gamma irradiation alters regeneration and oxidative stress in two Begonia rex cultivars
In a finding that could reshape how ornamental plant breeders harness radiation to create novel varieties, researchers in Iran have...
Income-linked landfill impacts degrade groundwater quality in Jammu city
When rainwater seeps through the mountains of unsorted garbage that pile up in the world’s fast-growing cities, it does not...
Deep learning combines multiple strategies to predict crop yields
Deep learning models that can forecast crop harvests using only a handful of climate and soil measurements have delivered some...
Gymconopin C fights lung cancer via miR-6777-5p/ADRB2-mediated mitophagy
A compound extracted from a traditional Chinese medicinal herb long prized for stopping hemorrhages may offer a strikingly effective new...