Survey Finds Native Americans Open to Indigenous Plant-Based Diets for Type 2 Diabetes
A new national survey of Native American adults suggests that many have not yet been reached by evidence-based dietary guidance for type 2 diabetes prevention...
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Researchers Study Membranes to Improve Future Energy Devices
Next-generation energy devices—from fuel cells to water electrolyzers—rely on ion-exchange membranes that pass water and selected ions while blocking everything else. For these systems, efficiency...
Combining phenology and temperature data to gauge overwintering wheat seedling health
Winter wheat’s status before overwintering strongly influences safe survival and eventual yield, making leaf age a crucial indicator of seedling condition. Yet conventional leaf-age assessments...
Albert Einstein World Science Award Winner Announces Breakthrough Research
The World Cultural Council has announced that Professor Katerina Harvati will receive the 2026 Albert Einstein World Award of Science. Harvati, Chair of Paleoanthropology and...
Non-Gaussian Fluctuations in Order Parameter Across a Phase Transition
A continuous phase transition is usually diagnosed through critical exponents and scaling laws. Yet the deeper fingerprint of criticality is statistical: the order parameter does...
Opto-thermo-osmotic technique enables programmable rotation of single cells around any axis
A team has unveiled a method that can rotate individual living cells around any chosen axis—without the need for mechanical micro-parts. Reported in Light: Science...
Full-Dimensional Quantum Study Deciphers Infrared Spectrum of Hydrated Proton
A new study published in Nature Chemistry is peeling back one of chemistry’s most elusive fingerprints: the infrared (IR) spectrum of the hydrated proton. The...
Nonclassical biosynthetic pathway allows bacteria to synthesize tocopherol
Microbial production of tocopherols—key forms of vitamin E used in healthcare, medicine, and animal nutrition—has long been limited by incomplete biosynthetic compatibility with industrial fermentation....
KRAS inhibitors MRTX1133 or daraxonrasib synergize with anti-CTLA4 in pancreatic cancer
A new viral-science report highlights fresh evidence that directly targeting oncogenic KRAS can prime the immune system to fight pancreatic cancer—especially when paired with immune...
Study Examines How Waiting Shapes Child Development
In pediatric clinics, waiting is often treated as an unfortunate but unavoidable pause between referral and treatment. Yet a new report argues that “time to...
Cytokine-Expanded Memory NK Cells Show Metabolic and Epigenetic Reprogramming and Persistence
Cytokines can do more than merely cue immune cells to respond—they may also help them acquire durable, memory-like capabilities. In a newly reported study in...
Multidisciplinary Neurohemodynamics Team Improves Echocardiography-Guided Care for Neonatal AVMs
A new study published in Journal of Perinatology reports that targeted neonatal echocardiography can help guide treatment decisions for newborns with high-flow cerebral vascular malformations—dangerous...
Dopamine-Linked Brain Network Reconfiguration Dynamics Altered in Parkinson’s Disease
Functional brain networks constantly reshuffle as the brain shifts between cognitive and motor demands. In Parkinson’s disease, however, this dynamic reconfiguration can be disrupted—potentially helping...
Programmable DNA tetrahedra enable selective, efficient capture of cells and proteins
A new viral-science-style protocol described in Nature Protocols introduces a programmable DNA tetrahedral nanostructure (TDN) designed to selectively capture cells and proteins with unprecedented spatial...
APREAL Fall-Prevention Program Improves Safety for Hospitalized Elderly Patients
In today’s viral science news, researchers report encouraging evidence that a structured, participatory fall-prevention education program—known as APREAL—can reduce fall risk among older inpatients. The...