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 can escalate so quickly. In...
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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 can provide shade, store carbon...
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 in the substantia nigra, and...
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 Perspective argues that current “knowledge...
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 more than 100 days in...
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A new retraction notice in the British Journal of Cancer has withdrawn a previously published report that described antitumour activity from a recombinant polypeptide called...
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: using harmless bacteria inside tiny...
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 energy, enables hemoglobin to carry...
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 faint trail beneath the surface....
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 born with major congenital anomalies....
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 university describes as the first...
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 laws of physics. Researchers G....
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 living architecture of tropical streams....
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 living organism at millisecond-scale speeds....
Cellular “invisibility cloaks” may enable side-effect-free diabetes treatment
Penn State researchers have developed a microscopic “invisibility cloak” that may allow transplanted insulin-producing cells to function inside the body without being destroyed by the...