Ytterbium Thrives as Researchers Celebrate Breakthrough in Science
Researchers from the University of Amsterdam and the University of New South Wales have resolved a long-standing question in atomic physics: whether ytterbium ions (Yb⁺)...
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Poll Finds Many Young Adults Not Prepared to Manage Their Own Healthcare
New data from the University of Michigan Health C.S. Mott Children’s Hospital National Poll suggests that many families are missing a key milestone as their...
Collagen Peptides Boost Bone Health in Female Runners, Study Finds
Collagen is a structural protein abundant in connective tissues, forming a major part of the organic matrix of bones. Because endurance training repeatedly loads the...
Scientists identify compound that could help muscles remain strong with age
Aging skeletal muscle often weakens early, limiting repair after injury and contributing to stiffness, fat infiltration, and loss of fast-twitch fibers needed for quick, powerful...
Tertiary lymphoid structures contain stem-like tumor-specific T cells
Tertiary lymphoid structures (TLSs)—immune-cell aggregates that form in many solid tumours—have been linked to better outcomes from immune checkpoint blockade. But how TLSs shape the...
All-Trans Retinoic Acid Suppresses Severe Fever With Thrombocytopenia Virus Inflammation in Mice
Severe fever with thrombocytopenia syndrome (SFTS), driven by SFTS virus, can trigger life-threatening systemic inflammation, yet targeted host-directed therapies have remained limited. In new work...
Quasi Two-Stage Heat Pump Enables Efficient Dual-Temperature Heating and Hot Water
A new study published in Communications Engineering reports a quasi-two-stage heat pump designed to tackle a stubborn energy problem: how to deliver both space heating...
Sliding Metasurface Achieves Wide-Angle Beam Steering with Sharp Frequency Filtering
A new study published in Light: Science & Applications reports a “sliding metasurface” design that enables wide-angle beam steering while maintaining unusually sharp frequency selectivity....
Benchmarking Vision and Pathology Foundation Models for Computational Pathology
A new study is stirring excitement across computational pathology, as researchers evaluate how well today’s “vision and pathology foundation models” translate into real diagnostic performance....
Stuffed Toys Release PFAS into Saliva, Raising Oral Exposure Concerns
Stuffed toys may be doing more than keeping children company: a new study suggests they can also act as a route for oral exposure to...
Energy use from food consumption can reveal poverty in rural Chinese homes
A new study in Nature Communications suggests that the way rural households in China spend energy on food—rather than total income alone—can act as a...
OTUB1 Suppresses Autophagy-Dependent Ferroptosis in Liver Cancer by Stabilizing p62
A new study highlights how a little-known protein, OTUB1, can reshape cell death pathways in hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC). Researchers report that OTUB1 acts as a...
Mental Disorder-Related Deaths Among U.S. Adolescents Rise, 1999–2023
Mental health conditions are a persistent source of adolescent illness and early death, but national-scale, long-term mortality patterns have remained unclear. Now, a new analysis...
Lessons from history guide the future of AI in medical decision-making
Neonatal intensive care units are increasingly becoming decision laboratories: clinicians must synthesize rapidly changing vital signs, lab results, imaging, and historical context—often under time pressure...
Unequal Geographic Access to Emergency Obstetric and Newborn Care in Accra
A new study in Nature Cities has mapped how where you live in Greater Accra can determine whether you reach emergency obstetric and newborn care...