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Placental albumin barrier enables long-acting biologics with reduced fetal exposure
Biologic medicines have transformed care for cancer, autoimmune disease, migraine, inflammatory disorders and numerous other conditions. Yet their expanding use...
Unexpected quantum oscillations expose new physics in topological insulator
In a result that could reshape how scientists understand electron transport in topological materials, researchers have observed an unusual form...
Oaktree Capital’s Alfredo Viegas to Present at 13th ARDD Meeting in Boston
ARDD 2026 to Bring Aging Biology, Drug Discovery and Global Investment Together at Harvard BOSTON, Massachusetts—August 14, 2026—Alfredo Viegas, managing...
UMD Researchers Clone and Characterize Powerful Hessian Fly Resistance Gene in Wheat
For half a century, scientists have known that some wheat varieties can withstand the Hessian fly, a tiny mosquito-like insect...
OrbiMed Managing Partner Carl Gordon to Present at ARDD Meeting in Boston
BOSTON, Massachusetts—August 14, 2026—Carl Gordon, Ph.D., managing partner at the life-sciences investment firm OrbiMed, will deliver a featured address at...
Microbial DNA Reveals Global Temperature and Nutrient Limitation Signatures Across Ecosystems
Microbial communities may be carrying a hidden record of the temperatures and nutrient conditions in the environments where they live....
Tubular ACSM3 regulates fat metabolism, protects male mice from acute kidney injury
A molecule embedded in the energy-hungry tubules of the kidney may hold an important clue to why acute kidney injury...
Upwind Vegetation’s Overlooked Role in Cooling Cities
Cities around the world are planting trees at an unprecedented pace, yet many continue to grow hotter. Expanding urban canopies...
Parkinson’s Therapies Expand Beyond Single Pathologies to Target Inflammation and Coexisting Conditions
Parkinson’s disease has long been described through a familiar biological storyline: abnormal accumulation of alpha-synuclein, progressive loss of dopamine-producing neurons...
Toward Principled Knowledge Editing for Large Language Model Reasoning
Large language models may soon be able to update what they know without undergoing expensive, full-scale retraining, but a new...
Biomimetic zona pellucida-encapsulated islets sustain glycaemic control in immunocompetent mice
A new cell-encapsulation strategy inspired by the protective coat surrounding mammalian eggs has enabled transplanted pancreatic islets to function for...
Retraction: GST-NT21MP’s Antitumor Activity in Breast Cancer Linked to CXCR4 Pathway Inhibition
A new retraction notice in the British Journal of Cancer has withdrawn a previously published report that described antitumour activity...
Can beneficial bacteria stop the body from absorbing lead?
Researchers at Worcester Polytechnic Institute (WPI) are exploring an unusual biological strategy to reduce the danger posed by lead exposure:...
Cells harness an obscure molecule to defend against iron overload
Iron is indispensable to life, but inside a cell it can become a chemical hazard. The metal helps mitochondria produce...
AI model spots hidden solar-eruption signs hours before they appear
Long before a sunspot darkens the Sun’s visible surface, the magnetic forces that create it may already be leaving a...
Experts launch European study examining inequalities in childhood survival
Researchers at Swansea University have led a major European investigation into how poverty and social disadvantage influence survival among children...
Herbert College of Agriculture Launches Bioinformatics Major Shaping Agriculture and Natural Resources Futures
The University of Tennessee Herbert College of Agriculture has launched a new Bachelor of Science in Bioinformatics, creating what the...
Physics-Informed Risk-Aware Learning Improves Multiaxial Structural Reliability via Bayesian Calibration
A new study is turning structural safety into a problem that artificial intelligence can understand without losing sight of the...
Urban Growth Drives Collapse of Tropical Stream Ecosystems
A new study from Brazil’s sprawling Metropolitan Region of São Paulo has revealed how dramatically urban expansion can reshape the...
High-speed microscopy maps electrical activity throughout the brain
MIT engineers have developed a microscope that can record electrical activity from neurons distributed across the entire brain of a...