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Mapping mammary cell diversity in women at high breast cancer risk
The human breast is far more than a uniform sheet of milk-producing tissue. It is a mosaic of distinct epithelial...
Wheat root length shows strongest genetic variation in deepest soil layers
Wheat feeds billions of people, but the hidden half of the plant—the root system that anchors it and draws water...
What drives phenolic compound levels in willows: species, organ, season, and soil
Willow trees have quietly shaped human medicine for millennia, from ancient brews of willow bark to the synthesis of aspirin,...
Metabolic and microvascular risks linked to brain health in type 1 diabetes
Adults living with type 1 diabetes for decades show subtle dips in memory and processing speed, but a new study...
Freeze-shaped PVA-ECC boosts concrete toughness through strong interfacial bonding
Concrete is the backbone of modern infrastructure, yet its most stubborn weakness lies in how little it can stretch before...
Digital tools transform rice blast disease management, review finds
Rice blast, the fungal disease long regarded as the single most destructive threat to the world’s most important staple crop,...
Magnetic biochar nanocomposite electrode enables green, sensitive dopamine detection
Dopamine sits at the center of some of medicine’s most consequential chemistry. The monoamine neurotransmitter, first identified in 1958, governs...
New framework optimizes wavelengths for underwater optical communication without line of sight
Underwater communications have long lived with an uncomfortable truth: the ocean is a hostile place for signals. Acoustic modems travel...
Distracted dog walkers threaten wildlife and livestock, new research warns
Dog walkers scrolling through their phones, deep in conversation or simply absorbed in the rhythms of an afternoon stroll may...
Reprogramming immune cells boosts chemotherapy response in brain cancer, Mayo study finds
The human brain has long been considered the body’s ultimate sanctuary, a fortress protected by barriers and immune privileges that...
Quantum entanglement on a chip achieves audio-frequency operation
Quantum entanglement, the eerie link that binds the fates of particles regardless of distance, has long been the province of...
New mathematical framework aims to make clinical AI more transparent
In an era when artificial intelligence systems are increasingly entrusted with decisions that carry life-and-death consequences, one of the most...
Flower disguises itself as figs to trick pollinating wasps
In the dense tropical forests of Thailand, a remarkable case of botanical deception has come to light—one that rewrites what...
AI predicts prolonged air leak after lung surgery in elderly patients
When surgeons remove a portion of a cancerous lung, one of the most frustrating complications they can face is air....
Open-source software tracks wrist bone motion in 3D and 4D CT scans
In a development that could reshape how scientists study the mechanics of human movement, a team of biomedical engineers and...
Locking-enabled multimodal soliton microcombs achieve day-scale stability for precision metrology
Optical frequency combs have transformed the way scientists measure light and time, earning the Nobel Prize in Physics in 2005...
Denisovans in southwestern China reveal their ancient subsistence strategies
The Denisovans, the enigmatic archaic human relatives first identified from a finger bone and a handful of teeth in a...
Rapid Wildfire Structure Risk Assessment Helps Fire-Adapted Communities
Wildfire scientists have unveiled a new rapid risk-assessment tool that shows substantial wildfire danger to homes and buildings in three...
Mucosal IgA against pre-fusion F protein predicts RSV protection
Respiratory syncytial virus, known widely as RSV, has long been thought of as a disease of infancy, yet its burden...
How accurately do parent reports identify speech-language disorders in young children?
Parents are often the first to notice when a child’s words come late or sentences fail to form, and clinicians...