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High‑altitude hypoxia curbs blood‑sugar spikes in mice
A mouse study found that low‑oxygen (hypoxic) conditions cause red blood cells to absorb far more glucose and convert it into a molecule that eases oxygen release, acting as a glucose sink. Mice exposed to 8% oxygen showed markedly smaller blood‑sugar spikes after glucose injections, and the effect persisted after they returned to normal air.
A study by Anhui Medical University and Fudan University shows that polylactic acid (PLA), a widely used biodegradable bioplastic, breaks down into oligomeric lactic acid (OLA) nanoplastics that cross the placental barrier in mice. Exposure to environmentally relevant OLA doses disrupted VEGF‑GATA2 signaling, impairing placental vascular development and causing intrauterine growth restriction (IUGR). The findings suggest that the “eco‑friendly” label may mask developmental toxicity risks. Researchers call for human exposure assessments and a reevaluation of bioplastic safety standards.
Researchers applied a multi‑objective optimization model to national food‑based dietary guidelines in the United States, China, Australia and New Zealand, balancing nutrient adequacy, greenhouse‑gas emissions and production costs. By strategically reducing beef intake and reallocating protein to chicken and eggs, diet‑related...
A 12‑week high‑intensity interval training (HIIT) program was administered to 236 non‑athletic Han Chinese university students and genotyped for APOE variants. The promoter SNP rs405509 emerged as the sole polymorphism linked to body‑composition outcomes, with the GG genotype showing higher...
An umbrella review of 18 systematic reviews examined maternal probiotic supplementation during pregnancy and lactation and its impact on offspring health. The analysis, covering 62 outcomes, found moderate‑to‑high certainty evidence that probiotics may cut infant eczema risk by roughly half...
The researchers extracted hemicellulose from two date cultivars—soft Barhi and hard Neghal—and compared alkaline versus DMSO extraction. Alkali treatment delivered a 45‑47.5% yield, far surpassing the 6‑7% obtained with DMSO, though DMSO preserved feruloyl ester linkages. Structural analysis revealed Barhi...
Engineers developed a tiny 20-milligram tag to track wasp movements. To meet weight constraints, they couldn’t afford to put a battery on the tag and had to resort to a capacitor to send a radio pulse. https://spectrum.ieee.org/rf-tags
Researchers at Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory published a Nature paper showing that antibodies generated against NMDA‑receptor‑expressing tumors can both boost anti‑cancer immunity and trigger autoimmune encephalitis. In mouse models, strong anti‑NMDA antibody responses correlated with robust tumor control, yet the...
Most cancer drugs go after the same targets: EGFR. PD-L1. HER2. Not because they’re the best targets. Because they’re the only ones we’ve been able to see. RyboDyn Inc. is going after what’s been invisible. The San Diego team, led by Imad Ajjawi, PhD,...
New research shows that the low‑FODMAP diet’s effectiveness for irritable bowel syndrome (IBS) depends as much on gut‑brain interactions as on food restriction. In a six‑month study of 112 adults, researchers tracked symptom changes across the diet’s restriction, reintroduction and...
A four‑decade study published in Nature Communications finds that 52‑72 % of the rainfall decline in the southern Amazon is driven by large‑scale deforestation. Between 1980 and 2019, annual precipitation fell 8‑11 % while the region lost an average of 7.7 % of...
The ESPRESSO trial tested whether adding 90 minutes of high‑intensity hand and arm therapy each day for the first two weeks after stroke improves recovery. Sixty‑four participants received either immersive video‑game‑based or conventional therapy alongside standard care, but three‑month outcomes...
A new study led by Harvard Chan and the Broad Institute sequenced over 1,000 complete genomes of Anopheles darlingi mosquitoes from six South American countries, revealing that the primary malaria vector is evolving resistance to insecticides. The research, published in...
The Trump administration moved to void the EPA’s 2009 Endangerment Finding, which underpins vehicle greenhouse‑gas rules, but that action does not jeopardize the separate methane‑emission regulations targeting oil and gas facilities. Methane controls are anchored in Clean Air Act section 111,...
Simon Fraser University is hosting two free, in‑person science events in late March 2026. On March 26, faculty will present the 2025 Nobel‑Prize research in Chemistry, Physics and Medicine at the Burnaby campus, followed by a Q&A. The next evening, March 27,...
Optimal randomized measurements for a family of nonlinear quantum properties: We answer how non-linear quantities can be estimated with the same standards as expectation values in classical shadows. https://t.co/6e3fWUyL0p Quantum learning encounters fundamental challenges when estimating nonlinear properties, owing to the inherent linearity...
NAD⁺ supplementation for anti-aging and wellness: a PRISMA-guided systematic review of preclinical and clinical evidence https://t.co/au5YIC11Hw https://t.co/fMsAOSQF6f
Researchers at Chiba University have created nitrogen‑doped carbon adsorbents called viciazites that release captured CO₂ at temperatures below 60 °C, far lower than the >100 °C needed for conventional amine scrubbing. By positioning nitrogen functional groups adjacently on the carbon surface, the...
Really excited to share new VR research for IBS symptom support. Our NIH-funded randomized trial is showing notable benefits, and we’re presenting it today at #vMed26.
🆕 @ScienceMagazine How do our cells have long term memory of inflammation that can later lead to persistent, chronic inflammation and disease? Through specific epigenetic chromatin changes, aka "memory domains" @ScienceVisuals https://t.co/mt70OwH144 https://t.co/DMk7SaIuBc https://t.co/FaPpN0331q
A team led by Rodolfo Garcia ran 234,000 VPLanet simulations of Venus’ 4.5‑billion‑year evolution, assuming a stagnant‑lid tectonic regime. Only 808 runs (0.35%) reproduced today’s high CO₂, low water, and weak magnetic field, revealing four distinct evolutionary pathways. The dominant...
At #vMed26 we’re not just seeing the future of medicine, we’re tasting it 🍫😄 This poster shows how aligning sight, touch, and taste can make a virtual chocolate bar feel real. It’s one of 40 highly creative projects in this year’s...
Endangered whooping cranes (Grus americana) have reached a record winter population of 557 in Texas, reflecting decades of recovery effort. Since 2009, tracking tags have revealed that at least 21 birds abandoned traditional coastal bays in winter 2024‑2025 to spend...
Researchers at the University of Pittsburgh have created a programmable superconducting diode using the LaAlO₃/KTaO₃ (LAO/KTO) interface. By employing conductive atomic force microscope (c‑AFM) lithography, they can reposition the weak link to reverse diode polarity without altering the material. The...
Researchers have catalogued 24 new deep‑sea amphipods and a previously unknown superfamily, Mirabestia maisie, from the Clarion‑Clipperton Zone (CCZ). The discovery comes as the U.S. NOAA fast‑tracks permits for commercial mining of manganese nodules in the same area. Scientists warn...
Researchers from Virginia Tech and Johns Hopkins have created a new multiple principal element alloy (MPEA) with superior mechanical properties using a data‑driven framework that combines explainable AI, evolutionary algorithms, and supercomputing. The approach leverages SHAP analysis to reveal why...
The problem of AI sycophancy addressed in the new issue: @ScienceMagazine cover and original research by @chengmyra1 and colleagues https://t.co/P8112DRIIH https://t.co/7natpzaVpG
Scientists have identified a new 17‑million‑year‑old ape species, Masripithecus moghraensis, from a lower‑jaw fossil uncovered in northern Egypt. The find extends the geographic range of early ape fossils beyond the traditional East African record and suggests that the lineage leading...
Scientists have uncovered 18‑million‑year‑old ape fossils in northern Egypt, naming a new genus and species Masripithecus moghraensis. The fragmentary jaw and teeth place the specimen on the lineage leading to all modern apes, just before the split between great apes...
Scientists aboard a research vessel off Dominica captured the first detailed footage of a sperm whale giving birth, revealing that the entire pod of 11 individuals cooperated to support the newborn. Machine‑learning analysis showed two female‑led matrilines working together, with...
Scientists have discovered that skin stem cells retain epigenetic marks that act as a long‑term memory of past inflammation, explaining why psoriasis lesions repeatedly appear in the same locations. The study, published in Science using mouse models, combined epigenetic profiling...
Arctic winter sea‑ice extent peaked at 14.29 million km², tying the lowest record in the satellite era. The extent is 1.36 million km² below the 1981‑2010 average, roughly twice the size of Texas. Scientists say this early low gives the melt season a head...
Researchers at Swansea University argue that attention impairment, not memory loss, is the earliest detectable sign of dementia. Their new book presents the "Attention First" theory, showing that deficits in filtering and sustaining focus can precede measurable memory decline across...
The Texas Advanced Computing Center (TACC) has publicly launched the Common Fund Data Ecosystem (CFDE) Cloud Workspace, a collaborative effort with Johns Hopkins, Penn State and the San Diego Supercomputer Center’s CloudBank. The platform gives researchers instant, no‑cost access to...
Open Quantum Design, Western Digital, and QuScript have formed an open‑source Error‑Correction Working Group to build a full‑stack quantum computer prototype. The collaboration will integrate trapped‑ion hardware, decoder technology, and specialized algorithms to demonstrate quantum error correction (QEC) and create...
Pleased to join the Scientific Advisory Board at @LifespanRI, an organization dedicated to accelerating research on age-related disease and extending healthy human lifespan. Looking forward to contributing to this important work. 🚀 https://t.co/HSdyrtABCK https://t.co/754TAi6znw
A bibliometric analysis of 180 papers from 2000‑2025 maps the rise of robot‑assisted and 3D‑printing technologies in total knee arthroplasty (TKA). Publication volume accelerated after 2016, with robotic systems leading the field while 3D printing expands into pre‑operative planning, guide‑plate...
A new resting‑state fMRI study of 90 Black American women links higher exposure to racial discrimination with reduced clustering coefficient in the somatomotor network (SMN). This decrease in SMN clustering was found to amplify PTSD re‑experiencing symptoms, but only when...
Open Quantum Design (OQD) has published an open‑source hardware repository on GitHub that contains detailed designs for its Blade Trap Assembly and Optical Circuit Boards, the core components of its trapped‑ion quantum computers. The release extends OQD’s open‑source strategy from...
Researchers applied a genome‑wide variance decomposition across TCGA’s 60,656 genes and 33 cancer types to prioritize therapeutic antigens, moving beyond traditional mean‑expression screens. The analysis yielded 17 candidates that met functional dependency, safety, and immune‑cold criteria, with three highlighted: CRIPTO/TDGF1,...
The Arctic's winter sea ice shrank to a record-low level for the second year running, a sign of how climate change is reshaping the region https://t.co/VZQkqvH89X
Researchers applied network pharmacology, molecular docking, and molecular dynamics to assess bioactive compounds from Pleurotus membranaceus for lung adenocarcinoma therapy. Four compounds passed drug‑likeness filters, linking to 226 overlapping disease targets and highlighting five hub genes. Docking showed isosorbide binding...
The widely reported “hole in the Universe” is a lie It's 2026. There still isn't a hole in the Universe, and the famous nebula they always show when describing it doesn't have anything to do with the Universe at all. https://t.co/91kWOrNZTD
A new study applied high‑resolution land‑use data (2000‑2020) and the PLUS simulation model to project 2030 land‑use dynamics for the Middle Yangtze River Urban Agglomeration under four scenarios. The Business‑as‑Usual, Economic Development Priority, Ecological Protection Priority, and Ecological‑Economic Balance pathways...
Arctic winter sea ice reached its March 15 peak of 5.52 million square miles, tying the lowest extent recorded since satellite monitoring began in 1979. The coverage was about half a million square miles below the 1981‑2010 average, and NASA’s ICESat‑2...
Researchers introduced MagRes‑Net, a hybrid convolutional neural network and transformer architecture that upscales low‑resolution SOHO/MDI magnetograms to match the detail of SDO/HMI observations. Trained on co‑aligned MDI‑HMI image pairs with physics‑aware constraints, the model restores fine magnetic structures while conserving...
A cross‑sectional study of 33 early‑treated PKU children found ocular abnormalities common, linked to higher serum phenylalanine. Comprehensive eye exams revealed anterior and posterior segment issues. ROC analysis defined phenylalanine thresholds that predict elevated ocular risk. Findings suggest metabolic control...
A retrospective multicenter analysis of 2,009 U.S. patients with acute upper gastrointestinal bleeding found the ABC risk score outperforms AIMS65 in predicting in‑hospital mortality, achieving an AUC of 0.793 versus 0.661 (p<0.0001). Each one‑point rise in the ABC score increased...
Fusion power plant possible by 2045 with massive effort, says science academy #energysky -- via Renew Economy: https://t.co/wmE6rq570P https://t.co/FjHhMUqKyq
A randomized trial compared Reformer Pilates, Mat Pilates, and a home‑based exercise regimen in 48 healthy women over ten weeks. Both Reformer and Mat Pilates produced statistically significant improvements in pelvic floor muscle strength and endurance, as well as core...
Transgene (Euronext: TNG) will deliver a 30‑minute oral presentation on its individualized neoantigen therapeutic vaccine TG4050 at the World Vaccine Congress in Washington, D.C. on April 1, 2026. TG4050, built on the AI‑driven myvac® platform, targets patient‑specific tumor mutations. Phase 1 data in...
