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Scientists have revealed the DNA identity of the "initiator," a crucial sequence that kickstarts gene activation. AI analysis of a half million data points deciphered the initiator's identity. Researchers can use the new information to scan for mutations that may lead to diseases such as cancer.
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The FDA has cleared a blood test developed from technology invented at WashU Medicine to aid in diagnosing Alzheimer's disease. The test, PrecivityAD2, can detect amyloid plaque biomarkers with over 90% accuracy, offering a less invasive alternative to spinal taps and brain scans.
With its new innovative pledges for student readiness and experiential learning, renowned distinction in teaching and research, and a global capital at its doorstep, American University is charting a bold path forward for today's world.
American University's School of Public Affairs--ranked No. 12 nationally for public affairs and top-rated in the Washington D.C. area--is launching a new 90-credit pilot program for an accelerated, three-year bachelor of arts in applied public policy analysis.
Welcome to "Ask the Expert," a UTHealth Houston newsroom series in which leading experts examine pressing health challenges. In this edition, we address opioid overdoses and substance use.
The fall season at the American University Museum at the Katzen Arts Center brings new and vibrant exhibitions of sculpture, photography, calligraphy, and more.
Researchers at the U.S. Department of Energy's (DOE) Brookhaven National Laboratory and the State University of New York at Stony Brook (Stony Brook University) have successfully transmitted light particles containing quantum information through open air between the two institutions. This is the first demonstration of its kind in the United States and a key milestone toward extending the nation's…
There's a new lighthouse on Long Island. But instead of shining light to guide ships through waterways, this one transmits and receives particles of light that carry quantum information. Perched atop a seven-story building at the U.S. Department of Energy's (DOE) Brookhaven National Laboratory, the "Quantum Lighthouse" is a key pillar of the free-space optical (FSO) link spanning Brookhaven Lab,…
The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center recognized outstanding faculty members for their exceptional contributions to cancer research, patient care, prevention, education and leadership during the Faculty Excellence Awards on August 20, 2026. The institution's annual Celebration of Faculty Excellence honors faculty whose achievements advance UT MD Anderson's mission to end cancer and…
The University of Arkansas at Little Rock's MidSOUTH Training Academy and the Arkansas Department of Human Services (DHS), Division of Children and Family Services (DCFS), celebrated the grand opening of the Child Welfare Learning Lab August 19, an initiative marking a new chapter in preparing Arkansas child welfare professionals to better serve children and families statewide.
A research team has developed a visible-light photocatalyst that nearly doubled hydrogen production by decorating cadmium sulfide (CdS) nanoparticles with carbon quantum dots (CQDs) derived from cellulose. The optimized composite produced 7,812.5 (micro)mol of hydrogen per gram within five hours, compared with 4,633.5 (micro)mol/g for unmodified CdS. The CQDs improved light harvesting, accelerated…
A Rutgers Health study, published in Topics in Spinal Cord Injury Rehabilitation, evaluated the outcomes of participants in True Grit, a residential program offered by Rutgers School of Health Professions and RWJBarnabas Health's Children's Specialized Hospital, designed to give youth ages 14 to 21 with spinal cord injuries the tools to confidently enter adulthood.
"She's your mom." "They're your family." "Blood is thicker than water." For generations, these familiar idioms have illustrated what Rin Reczek and Emma Bosley-Smith, co-authors of the 2022 book "Families We Keep: LGBTQ People and Their Enduring Bonds with Parents" (NYU Press), term compulsory kinship: the social expectation that biological and legal family ties must be preserved at all costs. In…
A research team has developed an inert-particle tracking method that makes volatile transport inside a fixed-bed coal pyrolysis reactor directly visible. By adding internal heating plates and a central gas-gathering tube, the researchers redirected volatile compounds from the reactor's hot outer wall toward its cooler core.
Researchers at Washington University in St. Louis have developed a technique that researchers and clinicians can use to assess the reliability of medical imaging tools. The new method also may be useful for regulators who evaluate new AI-backed medical imaging tools as they come to market.
A new UGA study has determined how to estimate the age of sharks by analyzing changes to individual animal's DNA.
In response to reported medication errors that harmed patients in Nashville, the Society for Obstetric Anesthesia and Perinatology (SOAP), the Anesthesia Patient Safety Foundation (APSF) and the American Society of Anesthesiologists (ASA) today reaffirmed that spinal anesthesia remains a safe and essential anesthetic technique when administered with appropriate medication. These devastating events…
Saint Louis University students will design and send a science experiment to the International Space Station as part of Mission 22 of the Student Spaceflight Experiments Program (SSEP). SLU's experiment will be flown to the International Space Station, along with others from around the country, in summer 2027.
University of Michigan researchers identified two pathways that can simultaneously be targeted to treat transdifferentiated prostate tumors. They hope that their findings can also be applied to other transdifferentiated cancers, including those in the lungs and pancreas.
Australian researchers have identified a molecular switch that drives the spread of the most aggressive sub-type of breast cancer (triple-negative breast cancer), potentially paving the way for more effective treatments.
Antibiotic resistance in humans and farm animals poses a major health challenge. A new study published in the journal 'Nature Communications' reveals that this problem does not stop at hospital doors or farm gates - indeed, antibiotic resistance genes (ARGs) can also be detected in wild animals.
Researchers at Graz University of Technology (TU Graz) have shown that deliberately introduced defects in a crystal lattice can activate a previously blocked transport pathway for lithium ions in the battery material lithium titanate.
Europe's food innovators are developing products that once seemed futuristic, from precision-fermentation-derived dairy products to cultivated meat and insect-based ingredients.
A large share of scientific research is funded with public money, yet only a small proportion is ever communicated to society. A new study by the Institut de Neurociencies of the Universitat Autonoma de Barcelona (INc-UAB) and the University of Vic - Central University of Catalonia (UVic-UCC) shows that research centres and universities need to actively promote their findings if they want them to…
Rising atmospheric carbon dioxide is boosting grass growth in Africa's water-limited savannas, according to a new study led by the University of Sheffield.
Producing enough food is only one part of ensuring global food security. A new study shows that transport networks and economic inequality are important factors in determining global food accessibility.
Inside every cell, thousands of proteins must reach the right place at the right time. Helping coordinate this complex logistics network are centriolar satellites--tiny, membrane-less organelles that play important roles in protein trafficking, cell division, and the formation of cilia.
Environmental physicists reveal fluctuations over the past 230,000 years based on the isotopic composition of deep-sea sediment samples
Medical imaging foundation models are reshaping how artificial intelligence (AI) may interpret scans, combine clinical information, and support multiple tasks from a shared computational base. Rather than training a separate model for every disease or imaging problem, the approach uses large-scale pre-training to encode reusable knowledge into generalizable representations, which can then be…
Researchers have developed a dopamine-enhanced soft electrode that helps wearable drug-delivery patches operate more reliably in wet conditions. The additive improves the electrode's structure, protects it during electrical operation and strengthens its attachment to the device. In laboratory tests using pig skin, the electrode delivered model compounds more effectively and remained functional…
Artificial intelligence is reshaping one of drug discovery's most consequential questions: which compounds interact with which biological targets, and how strongly. A new review maps the fast-moving landscape of artificial intelligence (AI)-driven drug-target interaction (DTI) prediction, showing how the field has progressed from hand-crafted molecular features to deep learning, graph-based…
Women who receive health visitor support alongside smoking relapse prevention advice are more likely to remain smoke-free after childbirth, according to University of East Anglia (UEA) research.
Glycoprotein VI, or GPVI for short, is a surface receptor found exclusively on platelets and their precursor cells, megakaryocytes in the bone marrow. GPVI is primarily responsible for binding collagen at the site of an injured blood vessel, which triggers the activation and aggregation of platelets.
People living with severe mental illness face a substantially higher risk of dementia throughout adulthood, as well as a significantly elevated risk of stroke in early and middle adulthood, according to a large new study based on health records from Catalonia, Spain.
Desert sand is not suited for agriculture - but perhaps that might change. Researchers at Empa and Khalifa University in Abu Dhabi have investigated a first step in this direction by introducing microorganisms into the sand. The bacteria and fungi secrete biopolymers that make sand more resistant to erosion and slow down the rate at which water seeps through. This could potentially enable the…
Researchers at Karolinska Institutet and Stockholm University have developed a new tool that estimates a cell's biological age by analysing its gene activity. In the journal Advanced Science, they also demonstrate how the tool can be used to identify substances that influence cellular ageing.
Researchers at Karolinska Institutet and Stockholm University have developed a new tool that estimates a cell's biological age by analysing its gene activity. In the journal Advanced Science, they also demonstrate how the tool can be used to identify substances that influence cellular ageing.
Cancer patients often face more than the disease itself. Their treatment is frequently complicated by infections and other health conditions, meaning they may need to take several different medications at once. As the number of prescribed drugs increases, so does the risk of interactions between them, which is why scientists are searching for solutions that could one day address multiple problems…
