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Deep Learning Screens Maize Seed Vigor from RGB Images with Automated Tuning
A smartphone-style photograph of a maize seed could soon reveal far more than its color and shape. Researchers have developed...
R-loop Scarlet-RL suppresses scarlet transcription, guiding migratory locusts toward plant volatiles
Migratory locusts may be guided toward plants by a molecular transporter best known for giving insect eyes their color, according...
Composite Metamaterial Surface-Wave Barriers Improve Isolation of Railway-Induced Vibrations
A New Underground Metamaterial Barrier Could Cut Subway and High-Speed Rail Vibrations by More Than 80 Percent Trains carry people...
Study tests hydrolytic stability of alternative PVC plasticisers under accelerated worst-case conditions
A Hidden Chemical Clock May Be Ticking Inside Plastic Medical Tubes Plastic medical tubing is often treated as an inert...
Gallium Nitride–Ferrite Doping Alters Polypyrrole Nanocomposite Structure and Optical Properties
A hybrid nanomaterial that combines gallium nitride, iron oxide and the electrically active polymer polypyrrole has shown an unusually wide...
Off-Label Leptin Improves Sleep, Weight, and Eating-Disorder Symptoms in Teen
A 12-day course of an experimental hormone treatment was followed by improvements in sleep, physical restlessness, body weight and eating-disorder...
Italian Study Examines Adherence and Outcomes with Perindopril-Based Antihypertensive Regimens
A single daily pill containing several blood-pressure medicines may help patients stay on treatment for years—and could be linked to...
Stained Lymph-Node Biopsy Assesses Axillary Restaging in Node-Positive Breast Cancer
A simple change in how surgeons identify lymph nodes could offer a new route to reducing the extent of axillary...
What Determines Quality Laboratory Services at Northwest Ethiopia’s Government Specialized Hospitals?
A Hidden Weakness in Ethiopia’s Hospitals: Why Laboratory Quality Is Failing Patients A hospital laboratory can be the quiet engine...
Randomized Trial Tests Mindfulness Intervention to Improve Hemodialysis Treatment Adherence
A Mindfulness Experiment in Dialysis Patients Offers a Subtle Lesson About Chronic-Care Adherence For people with end-stage kidney disease, staying...
SGLT2 Inhibitors Linked to Cardiorenal Benefits Across CKM Syndrome Stages 2–4
A large analysis of clinical-trial evidence suggests that sodium-glucose cotransporter 2 (SGLT2) inhibitors protect the heart and kidneys across multiple...
Tirzepatide Improves Blood Sugar Control as Add-On to Basal Insulin, Analysis Finds
A pooled analysis of two large clinical trials suggests that tirzepatide can substantially improve blood-sugar control in people with type...
Optimal Nitrogen and Phosphorus Fertilization for Bread Wheat in Northwestern Ethiopia
A Fertilizer Formula Nearly Doubled Wheat Yields in Ethiopia’s Northwestern Highlands A carefully calibrated fertilizer combination has more than doubled...
Plant Density, Weed Control Affect Okra Growth, Yield, Profitability and Weed Infestation
In Nigeria, a simple change in how densely okra is planted—and how weeds are controlled—could dramatically reshape the economics of...
Gene-level RNA sequencing masks widespread transcript-level remodeling during adaptation to hypoxia
Oxygen deprivation may be rewriting the molecular instructions inside cells far more extensively than conventional RNA sequencing analyses reveal, according...
Machine Learning and Network Toxicology Reveal Mechanisms of Drug-Induced Reproductive Toxicity
An AI Model Flags 72 Recently Approved Drugs for Potential Reproductive Toxicity A new computational study has identified 72 drugs...
Study examines ethical challenges of medical error disclosure in teaching hospitals
A medical error does not end when the mistake is discovered. For the patient, it may mark the beginning of...
RELAX study evaluates EMDR for pain in children with sickle cell disease
A New Trial Will Test Whether EMDR Can Help Children with Sickle Cell Disease Reclaim Daily Life from Pain For...
Experts outline management framework for age-related appetite loss after qualitative interviews
Older Adults’ Appetite Loss Is Often Missed in Hospitals, Study Finds—And the Solution May Be as Social as It Is...
Major Review Examines Mixed Reality Use During Human Surgery Across Medical Specialties
A surgeon wearing a mixed-reality headset may soon be able to see a patient’s hidden anatomy floating directly over the...