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Neural network developed to predict signals for time-domain diffuse optical tomography
In a striking demonstration of how astrophysics-grade simulation tools can be repurposed for medicine, a team of Japanese researchers has...
Genetic study links high blood pressure to faster brain aging
Hypertension, the silent condition that affects roughly one in three adults worldwide, may be doing far more than straining the...
Gut metabolite changes mark allergy risk in infants’ first year
In the first weeks of life, a newborn’s gut undergoes one of the most dramatic ecological transformations in human biology....
New entropy method tells doctors when to trust surgical AI answers
Artificial intelligence systems that can look at a surgical image and answer a clinician’s question are moving rapidly from research...
Resting-state fMRI reveals brain network changes tied to cognition in carotid stenosis
A narrowing of the carotid artery that has not yet caused any symptoms may already be quietly reshaping the way...
Exosomes carrying anti-miR-221 and gemcitabine curb pancreatic cancer growth
Pancreatic ductal adenocarcinoma remains one of the most formidable opponents in clinical oncology, a disease so aggressive and so resistant...
How probiotics and postbiotics fight cancer at the molecular level
Probiotics—those live microorganisms long celebrated for supporting digestive health—are increasingly being studied for a far more ambitious role: fighting cancer....
Tick species Haemaphysalis longicornis confirmed in Europe near Istanbul bird flyway
An invasive tick species that has already rewritten the epidemiological map of North America and Oceania has now been documented...
HPV type 39 E6 and E7 genes show genetic variation in central China
The fight against cervical cancer has long focused on the most notorious strains of human papillomavirus, but a new study...
Fungal dysregulation in colorectal cancer moves toward clinical application
Fungi rarely get top billing in the story of colorectal cancer. For decades, the gut microbiome field has been dominated...
Gut receptor GPR35 links colitis to anxiety through the gut-brain axis
Scientists have uncovered a surprising explanation for why anxiety so often accompanies inflammatory bowel disease, tracing the link to a...
Whole-genome sequencing reveals genetic basis of 2-ketogluconic acid producer Pseudomonas plecoglossicida JUIM01
Scientists in China have assembled the complete genetic blueprint of a workhorse bacterium that quietly underpins a corner of the...
Mitochondrial base editing enables disease modeling and therapeutic correction
Mitochondrial DNA has long been the most stubborn frontier of genome engineering. Tucked inside the double-membraned organelles that power every...
New imazamox-tolerant wheat lines created using combined EMS mutagenesis approaches
Wheat, one of the world’s most important staple crops, has just been handed a powerful new weapon in the fight...
Training-free method enables cross-species segmentation of plant CT scans
In a development that could reshape how plant scientists peer inside crops, a research team led by Weizhen Liu of...
Trait-based dissection of drought adaptation for stable cowpea yields
Cowpea, one of the most important grain legumes grown across the dry savannas of sub-Saharan Africa, has long been at...
Five-Year Disease Progression in Synuclein-Positive Sporadic Parkinson’s Disease
Parkinson’s disease has long been a diagnosis of observation and inference. Doctors watched for tremor, rigidity, and slowness of movement,...
How heat and cooling methods alter basalt fiber concrete’s mechanical behavior
When a tunnel catches fire, temperatures inside the concrete lining can soar to 800 or 900 degrees Celsius, and the...
3D imaging techniques reveal hidden damage in soybean seeds
Scientists in Brazil have demonstrated that a combination of three non-destructive imaging techniques, visible-spectrum (RGB) photography, X-ray radiography, and three-dimensional...
Eco-friendly mechanochemical route yields antioxidant thiazolyl-hydrazone phenolic compounds
In a finding that could reshape how medicinal chemists produce antioxidant compounds, a team of Italian researchers has developed a...