Standardizing Lung Ultrasound to Improve Neonatal Care Outcomes
A new study shines a spotlight on a simple but potentially transformative idea in neonatal intensive care: making lung ultrasound (LUS) use consistent across clinicians....
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Alpha-synuclein Aggregates Differentially Alter Electrophysiology of SNpc and VTA Neurons
A team led by Del Popolo and colleagues reports that aggregated α-synuclein—an established driver of Parkinson’s disease pathology—does not affect dopamine neurons uniformly. Using acute...
Adaptive policies could boost Zambia nutrition security amid future climate shocks
Zambia is on the front line of climate volatility, and new research suggests that smart, adaptive policy could help protect nutrition—even when droughts, floods, and...
Study finds higher healthcare costs linked to inappropriate medication use in seniors
A new matched-cohort study tracking older adults has quantified a problem clinicians often flag but rarely measure at scale: the healthcare and financial consequences of...
Single-Plane Imaging Tracks Dynamic 3D Structures in Living Cells with Focus Feedback
A new protocol promises to make three-dimensional tracking in living cells far less punishing for both cells and microscopes. Instead of repeatedly acquiring full z-stacks—which...
Nanoneedle Arrays Enable Sequencing-Free Spatial Profiling of Fresh Tissue Regulation
A team of researchers has unveiled a sequencing-free, amplification-free strategy for mapping gene regulation directly in space, tackling key bottlenecks that have limited current spatial...
China Issues Consensus on Precision Testing and Molecular Diagnosis for Pancreatic Cancer
The Chinese Society of Clinical Oncology (CSCO) has issued an expert consensus that aims to standardize molecular testing in pancreatic ductal adenocarcinoma (PDAC), a disease...
Pediatrician Office Treatment for Childhood Obesity Proves Effective
Childhood obesity remains a stubborn public-health challenge in the United States, affecting roughly one in five children, yet specialized pediatric weight-management resources are still out...
Traditional food program cuts heart failure hospitalizations in Navajo Nation
PHILADELPHIA—A randomized clinical trial published in JAMA Internal Medicine reports that a culturally tailored meal program based on traditional Diné (Navajo) foods can meaningfully reduce...
Aortic arch surgery in piglets shows similar lung injury with or without distal perfusion
In complex aortic arch surgeries for very young patients, protecting the lungs is a central challenge. New research is exploring whether adjusting how blood is...
Genetic Links Between Fibromyalgia and Psychiatric and Medical Traits
A large genetic study is shedding new light on fibromyalgia, a chronic condition marked by widespread pain and frequently intertwined psychiatric and physical symptoms. The...
BRONX PDA Protocol and Clinical Scoring System Standardize Treatment in 2025
In a bid to standardize one of neonatal intensive care’s most persistent dilemmas, researchers have introduced the BRONX PDA protocol and BRONX clinical scoring system...
Stanford Trial Finds Safe Treatments Enable Kids With Food Allergies to Eat
About a third of children with multiple food allergies may be able to safely eat full portions of the foods that trigger their reactions, according...
AI Camera System Tracks Bumblebees, Offering Affordable Insect Monitoring
Researchers at Oregon State University have created a low-cost, semi-automated, AI-enabled monitoring approach that uses remote cameras to survey bumblebees and potentially other insects. The...
Pusan National University Study Spotlighting Federated and Reinforcement Learning for NLP
A new literature review argues that the next generation of natural language processing (NLP) systems can be redesigned around a “trilemma” involving privacy, adaptability, and...