New Imaging Reveals Plant Tissues in Greater Detail
Researchers from the Indian Institute of Technology Gandhinagar (IITGN) and the Regional Centre for Biotechnology, Faridabad, have introduced a new fluorescent approach to visualize xylem,...
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Innate immune recovery lags nutrition after severe acute malnutrition in children
Viral science news—Children recovering from complicated severe acute malnutrition may appear to “bounce back” nutritionally, but a new study suggests their innate immune defenses recover...
Cigarette Smoke Exposure Alters Gut Microbiome and Damages Short-Chain Fatty Acid Metabolism in Rats
Cigarette smoke is best known for damaging the lungs, triggering inflammatory cascades that can impair breathing and accelerate disease. But mounting evidence suggests that smoke...
Temporal Changes in Hyaluronan Levels in Preterm Human Breast Milk
Preterm infants arrive with unique vulnerabilities, and the first nourishment they receive is more than calories—it’s a time-sensitive biological instruction manual. In a new study,...
Wang Set to Receive NSF CAREER Award
Xuan Wang, an assistant professor in Electrical and Computer Engineering at George Mason University’s College of Engineering and Computing, has received NSF funding for a...
Experimental Immunotherapy Could Help High-Risk Bladder Cancer Patients Skip Cystectomy
A Mayo Clinic–led international phase 3 trial reports that a new intravesical oncolytic immunotherapy, cretostimogene grenadenorepvec, may help many people with high-risk, BCG-unresponsive non-muscle-invasive bladder...
Biomimetic Superhydrophobic Coating Shows Flame Retardancy and Self-Extinguishing Performance
A new type of fire-safe coating is turning to nature for inspiration, using a skin-like design to overcome a major weakness of many flame-retardant materials:...
Children’s Hospital Colorado Helps Set National Standards for Sickle Cell Neurocare
Viral Science News Today, clinicians treating sickle cell disease (SCD) are getting a new playbook aimed at a problem that has long been underestimated: developmental...
Blocking Axl Protein Shows Promise for Building Stronger Bones
Osteoporosis steals bone strength over time, leaving millions worldwide more vulnerable to fractures and disability. While today’s therapies can slow loss or stimulate growth, many...
Entangled Migration Between Two Sites Driven by Boracycle Rearrangement
Migration reactions are a cornerstone of chemistry, letting molecules reorganize themselves to reach positions that can be difficult to access by conventional synthesis. While chemists...
Low-Burden AI Identifies Cognitive Decline Early Across Countries Using Real-World Surveys
A new study published in Nature Communications reports a low-burden AI method that can flag early cognitive impairment across countries by learning from everyday patterns...
Critical Event Timing in Pediatric Intensive Care Unit for English and LOE Patients
A new analysis of pediatric intensive care unit (PICU) timelines is shining a spotlight on how and when critically ill children deteriorate—and whether this pattern...
New Technique Captures Nine Corneal Points Simultaneously
Researchers at the International Centre for Translational Eye Research (ICTER) have built a prototype optical coherence tomography (OCT) system that maps how the cornea deforms...
Soft Stretchy Biosensors Improve Connections with Better Adhesion
Wearable biosensors are getting better at reading our bodies, but one problem keeps sabotaging real-world accuracy: staying in place. Skin is rarely a smooth, static...
Remdesivir improves outcomes in adult kidney transplant recipients with COVID-19
Remdesivir may offer benefits that extend well beyond the initial days of COVID-19 in adults living with kidney transplants, according to a target trial emulation...