Rice lab unveils rapid method to produce advanced materials
MXenes, a family of atomically thin materials known for combining high electrical conductivity with chemically active surfaces, may soon become far easier to manufacture. Researchers...
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US Cancer Surgery Waiting Times: National Trends and Key Predictors
Cancer patients are facing increasingly long waits to begin their initial course of treatment after surgery, according to an Original Investigation scheduled for publication in...
KAIST develops eco-friendly, high-efficiency hydrogen membrane using molecular network filtration
Hydrogen is often described as a clean energy carrier, but producing it at the purity required for fuel cells, industrial reactors, and other technologies is...
Vanillin flavoring in e-cigarettes disrupts human embryonic stem cell development
Vanillin, the compound responsible for vanilla’s characteristic aroma, may interfere with the earliest stages of human development when it is inhaled as part of an...
Climbing stairs may lower the risk of premature death
Taking the stairs may do more than get people from one floor to another: it could substantially reduce their risk of cardiovascular disease and premature...
Glucose-sensing probiotics help regulate blood sugar in mice and monkeys
A new class of living medicine could one day help people with diabetes control blood glucose without injections, implanted devices or continuously adjusted external signals....
Accelerated Epigenetic Aging Linked to Metabolic Syndrome in Hispanic and Latino Adults
A new study is putting a high-tech twist on a long-standing question in health science: does metabolic syndrome accelerate biological aging, or can accelerated biological...
Large-scale admixture mapping in All of Us reveals cross-population trait differences
A new analysis of genetic diversity in the United States is offering researchers a sharper way to investigate why health-related traits differ among populations with...
Phytoplankton Responses to Drought and Flood Across the Yellow River Basin
The Yellow River Basin, one of China’s most important and environmentally pressured river systems, is revealing how profoundly water extremes can reshape the microscopic communities...
Deep Learning Speeds Comprehensive Pathology Assessments Using Three-Dimensional Tissue Data
A new artificial-intelligence system could help pathologists search through three-dimensional tissue specimens without forcing them to inspect every microscopic layer by hand. The framework, called...
Meloxicam protects ageing muscle and metabolism through Cdon restoration and oxidative control
Ageing does not weaken the body through a single biological switch. Muscle fibres gradually lose their ability to grow and repair, energy metabolism becomes less...
Common plant-derived chemical may threaten aquatic ecosystems, scientists warn
Pyrogallol, a naturally occurring chemical with applications ranging from photography and dye production to pharmaceuticals and metal processing, may deserve far greater attention as an...
NRG Oncology Earns Perfect Grant Score and Increased National Cancer Institute Funding
NRG Oncology, one of the principal research organizations within the U.S. National Cancer Institute’s National Clinical Trials Network, has secured a new six-year funding award...
Fishbone Catalyst Converts Agricultural Plastic Waste into Olefin-Rich Bio-Oil
A catalyst made from discarded fish bones could turn one of agriculture’s most persistent waste streams into a concentrated source of valuable hydrocarbons, according to...
PRAME-Specific T-Cell Therapy Used in Adolescent With Metastatic Kidney Tumor
Researchers at the Hopp Children’s Cancer Center Heidelberg (KiTZ), Heidelberg University Hospital, the German Cancer Research Center (DKFZ), and collaborating institutions have reported an extraordinary...