Ultrafast Discovery of a Photoinduced Hidden State in Metal-Organic Frameworks
A team of researchers in Japan has observed an ultrafast electronic drama unfolding inside a metal–organic framework (MOF) in just 30 femtoseconds. Their work reveals...
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AI-Guided Handheld Cardiac Ultrasound Promises Early Detection and Cost Savings
Handheld ultrasound is moving from hospitals to the bedside. A new study published in The Annals of Family Medicine reports that artificial intelligence–guided handheld cardiac...
Study Reveals How Plants Detect When to Grow or Pause
Plants build organs by coordinating “initiation” and “growth,” but how one signal can drive two opposite outcomes has been unclear. A new study reveals a...
Senolytic PROTAC Slows Age-Related Intervertebral Disc Degeneration in Male Mice
Aging intervertebral discs are a major contributor to chronic low back pain, yet the biological chain of events that turns tissue aging into degeneration remains...
Electronic Resonance Boosted Molecule Improves Perovskite Solar Cell Performance
Perovskite solar cells have leapt forward in efficiency in part because self-assembled monolayers (SAMs) can be grown on transparent conductive oxides such as TCO-coated indium...
Mitophagy dampens mitochondrial DNA–triggered cGAS-STING activation in autoimmune thyroiditis
Viral science news: Autoimmune thyroiditis has long puzzled researchers with how mitochondrial material sparks an inflammatory cascade that ultimately damages thyroid tissue. A new study...
Early Brain Development Predicts Driving Experience in Youth With Congenital Heart Disease
Children who survive congenital heart disease (CHD) often face long-term challenges that extend beyond the heart, including measurable neurodevelopmental differences. While clinicians have increasingly documented...
Magnesium Sulfate May Protect Newborn Brains in Neonatal Encephalopathy
A new systematic review is putting postnatal magnesium sulfate (MgSO₄) under the microscope as a potential neuroprotective strategy for newborns with neonatal encephalopathy (NE), a...
Monica L. Baskin Named Director of VCU Massey Comprehensive Cancer Center
VCU Massey Comprehensive Cancer Center is set to gain a new leader: Monica L. Baskin, Ph.D., will serve as director pending VCU Board of Visitors...
Researchers Find Natural Substitute for Artificial Food Dyes
University of Missouri researchers are testing a corn-based approach to replace synthetic food dyes with a pigment package drawn from nature. The work focuses on...
Critical Care Doctor Warns Chatbot Dependence Signals Broader Health Care Failures
Patients Are Asking Chatbots First—And It Signals a System in Trouble A new commentary in Annals of Internal Medicine argues that the surge in chatbot...
Unlinked medical records hinder dementia care for patients and caregivers
Medical care for people living with dementia often hinges on a quieter partner: the caregiver who manages medications, appointments, daily routines, and safety. Yet in...
AI Model Speeds Scientific Discovery in Soil Carbon Research
ITHACA, N.Y. — Cornell University researchers have introduced BINN (Biogeochemistry-Informed Neural Network), an AI model designed to speed up and improve how scientists simulate Earth-system...
Nuclear Escape Accelerates as Stress Builds Inside the Atomic Nucleus
Under prolonged stretch, epithelial tissues can’t simply “hold on”—they remodel. A new Nature Physics study from IBEC reveals how cells respond to mechanical stress lasting...
Imaging Nanoscale Polar Textures Reveals Quantum Paraelectric Behavior in SrTiO3
Nanoscale polar order may be the missing link in the long-studied “quantum paraelectric” behavior of strontium titanate (SrTiO₃), according to a new Nature study. The...