Microbial Metabolites Reshape Host Chromatin and Epigenetic Gene Regulation
Microbiomes don’t just shape what we eat—they can help edit how our genes are used. In a new Perspective in Nature Metabolism, researchers argue that...
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Food Systems Literacy Boosts Indigenous Health and Nutrition Outcomes
Indigenous and traditional knowledge is increasingly recognized as a resource for addressing the intertwined crises of climate change, biodiversity loss, and public health and nutrition...
Advances Toward Liquid Biopsy Profiling of Antitumor Immune Responses
Tumour biopsy remains the clinical gold standard for diagnosing cancer and guiding biomarker-based treatment choices. By interrogating the tumour itself, researchers can map local immune...
Civil Additive Manufacturing: Foundations and Frontiers Shaping Modern Construction
Civil additive manufacturing is moving from lab demonstrations to real construction sites, and a new research synthesis by Kaur, Lee, Kulkarni and colleagues argues that...
Genome-wide screen finds host-targeted drugs and SARS-CoV-2 pro-viral pathways
A new study published in npj Viruses reports that a genome-wide host-directed screening strategy can uncover both antiviral drug candidates and cellular signalling routes hijacked...
Adaptive Grid-Scale Irrigation System Enhances Rice Yields Amid Climate Swings
A new study is turning climate uncertainty into a controllable variable for rice farming by using grid-scale, high-efficiency precision irrigation. The research, published in 2026,...
Randomized Trial Tests Advance Care Planning and Coordination for Parkinsonism Patients
A new randomized controlled trial is putting advance care planning (ACP) and care coordination under a scientific spotlight for people living with parkinsonism. The study,...
Data-Driven Design of Disordered Structures Enables Direction-Independent Stretchable Electrodes
A new study in npj Flexible Electronics reports a data-driven strategy for building stretchable electrodes whose performance is no longer tied to a specific pulling...
Titanium Dioxide Disrupts Intestinal Metabolism, Revealed by Metabolomics and Transcriptomics
A new study in BMC Pharmacology and Toxicology sheds light on how titanium dioxide (TiO₂)—widely used in industrial materials and emerging consumer products—can disrupt metabolism...
Cannabidiol–Albumin Nanoparticles Boost Brain Delivery and Protect Neurons in Alzheimer’s
A new study reports a refined drug-delivery approach that could help tackle one of Alzheimer’s most stubborn problems: getting therapeutic molecules into the brain efficiently...
Recurrent Pleural Effusion Case Highlights Diagnostic Challenge Between TB and Other Causes
A new case report in BMC Geriatrics highlights a difficult diagnostic dilemma at the intersection of respiratory medicine and infectious disease: when recurrent pleural effusion...
Real-Time Decoding of Human Emotion States Using Integrated Gray and White Matter Signals
Researchers have taken a major step toward making emotion-sensing brain technologies practical. A new study reports that continuous human emotional states—specifically valence (pleasantness) and arousal...
Enantioselective Biosensors Guide the Evolution of Asymmetric Biocatalysts
A new wave of lab-built “evolution engines” is emerging for making asymmetric biocatalysts—enzymes that can reliably produce one molecular mirror image over the other. In...
AI language models may surpass collaboration benefits as they scale
A fresh study in July 2026 challenges a tempting assumption about today’s “capable” AI systems: that combining tools or models always improves results. In experiments...
4D Cardiac Nucleome Maps Nuclear and Chromatin Dynamics in Health and Aging
The nucleus is a layered, moving control center whose organization—from nucleosome positioning to chromatin domains and large-scale 3D genome architecture—governs how genes are turned on...