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Review Finds Stable Circular RNAs as Noninvasive Biomarkers for Cancer Detection
Circular RNAs (circRNAs) are gaining momentum as viral-worthy candidates in the liquid biopsy revolution. Unlike linear RNAs, circRNAs form covalently...
Xi’an Jiaotong Achieves Low-Cost Roll-to-Roll 3D Nanobowl Light-Trapping Films
Clean-energy momentum is driving an intense effort to squeeze more electricity from the sunlight that reaches solar panels. One promising...
Blood Test for Tuberculosis Could Cut Spread of Global Infectious Killer
A study presented at ADLM 2026 in Anaheim, California reports that a blood test could identify active tuberculosis (TB) with...
New Imaging Reveals Plant Tissues in Greater Detail
Researchers from the Indian Institute of Technology Gandhinagar (IITGN) and the Regional Centre for Biotechnology, Faridabad, have introduced a new...
Innate immune recovery lags nutrition after severe acute malnutrition in children
Viral science news—Children recovering from complicated severe acute malnutrition may appear to “bounce back” nutritionally, but a new study suggests...
Cigarette Smoke Exposure Alters Gut Microbiome and Damages Short-Chain Fatty Acid Metabolism in Rats
Cigarette smoke is best known for damaging the lungs, triggering inflammatory cascades that can impair breathing and accelerate disease. But...
Temporal Changes in Hyaluronan Levels in Preterm Human Breast Milk
Preterm infants arrive with unique vulnerabilities, and the first nourishment they receive is more than calories—it’s a time-sensitive biological instruction...
Wang Set to Receive NSF CAREER Award
Xuan Wang, an assistant professor in Electrical and Computer Engineering at George Mason University’s College of Engineering and Computing, has...
Experimental Immunotherapy Could Help High-Risk Bladder Cancer Patients Skip Cystectomy
A Mayo Clinic–led international phase 3 trial reports that a new intravesical oncolytic immunotherapy, cretostimogene grenadenorepvec, may help many people...
Biomimetic Superhydrophobic Coating Shows Flame Retardancy and Self-Extinguishing Performance
A new type of fire-safe coating is turning to nature for inspiration, using a skin-like design to overcome a major...
Children’s Hospital Colorado Helps Set National Standards for Sickle Cell Neurocare
Viral Science News Today, clinicians treating sickle cell disease (SCD) are getting a new playbook aimed at a problem that...
Blocking Axl Protein Shows Promise for Building Stronger Bones
Osteoporosis steals bone strength over time, leaving millions worldwide more vulnerable to fractures and disability. While today’s therapies can slow...
Entangled Migration Between Two Sites Driven by Boracycle Rearrangement
Migration reactions are a cornerstone of chemistry, letting molecules reorganize themselves to reach positions that can be difficult to access...
Low-Burden AI Identifies Cognitive Decline Early Across Countries Using Real-World Surveys
A new study published in Nature Communications reports a low-burden AI method that can flag early cognitive impairment across countries...
Critical Event Timing in Pediatric Intensive Care Unit for English and LOE Patients
A new analysis of pediatric intensive care unit (PICU) timelines is shining a spotlight on how and when critically ill...
New Technique Captures Nine Corneal Points Simultaneously
Researchers at the International Centre for Translational Eye Research (ICTER) have built a prototype optical coherence tomography (OCT) system that...
Soft Stretchy Biosensors Improve Connections with Better Adhesion
Wearable biosensors are getting better at reading our bodies, but one problem keeps sabotaging real-world accuracy: staying in place. Skin...
Remdesivir improves outcomes in adult kidney transplant recipients with COVID-19
Remdesivir may offer benefits that extend well beyond the initial days of COVID-19 in adults living with kidney transplants, according...
Stress-Response Gene Boosts Salvia miltiorrhiza Salt Tolerance and Medicinal Yield
Salt stress is rapidly eroding crop productivity worldwide, and medicinal plants are not spared. For Salvia miltiorrhiza, salinization threatens both...
Tissue-Resident Immune Cells Protect Human Lungs from Viral, Bacterial, Fungal Infections
A new Nature Immunology study reveals that the human lungs harbor a long-lived “reservoir” of tissue-resident memory T cells (T_RM),...