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Ole Miss 3D-prints 200nm spanlastics to target tumors
University of Mississippi researchers used a new 3D-printing technique to create tiny drug-filled nanocarriers called spanlastics that, in lab tests on breast cancer cells, delivered anticancer therap
OMU Review Maps Biocatalysts for Solar Fuel
A new Chemical Reviews paper from Osaka Metropolitan University catalogs the biocatalysts powering semi-artificial photosynthesis, a hybrid approach that pairs synthetic light-harvesters with biologic
OSU Nanoparticle Therapy Hits Lung Cancer, Muscle Wasting
Oregon State University researchers have developed lipid nanoparticles loaded with follistatin mRNA that simultaneously target lung tumors and the muscle-wasting syndrome cachexia in mice, achieving a
Mayo Clinic nanotherapy doubles glioblastoma survival
Mayo Clinic researchers engineered a dual-drug liposomal nanotherapy that crosses the blood-brain barrier and more than doubled survival in preclinical glioblastoma models when combined with radiation
Penn State Launches Self‑Assembling Biohybrid Spheroids
Penn State researchers have created biohybrid spheroids that self‑assemble into larger “snowball” structures, overcoming diffusion, waste‑removal, and matrix deficiencies in traditional cell spheroids
Colorado Bill Would Shield Orphan Drugs From Price Caps
A Colorado bill advancing for the second time in two years would exempt orphan drugs from any price caps the state's Prescription Drug Affordability Board might impose, pitting patient access concerns
Cornell MAGIC toolkit enables single-cell analysis
Cornell scientists have unveiled an expanded MAGIC toolkit that enables genome-wide, single-cell mosaic analysis in fruit flies, dramatically speeding gene function studies across all chromosomes and
Sei whales use New York Bight as spring habitat
A new acoustic study reveals that endangered sei whales regularly occupy the New York Bight during early spring, highlighting the region’s significance as a seasonal habitat and migratory corridor.
Pigeons keep options open despite rewards, Iowa study finds
University of Iowa researchers found that pigeons rewarded for pecking button sequences never locked into a single winning pattern, instead maintaining persistent behavioral variability — a phenomenon
AI Maps Hidden Connections in Oman's Labor Law
Researchers at Sultan Qaboos University used natural language processing and network analysis to map hidden interdependencies in Oman's 2023 Labor Law, identifying 'hub' articles whose amendment could
Female Baboons Filter Sperm Using pH and Immunity
New research in PLOS Biology provides the first evidence that female olive baboons actively filter sperm after mating, using shifts in vaginal pH and immune gene activity to favor genetically dissimil
Glyphosate Cuts Bee Foraging 13%, Alters Brains
Virginia Tech researchers found that sublethal exposure to glyphosate—the world's most widely used herbicide—reduces honeybee foraging by 13% and alters brain neurochemistry within just three days, ch
Nanorotor Cooled to 2D Quantum Ground State for First Time
A research team led by the University of Vienna has cooled a levitated silica nanorotor's rotational motion to its quantum ground state in two dimensions for the first time, confining the particle's o
Blood-built polymers enable light-controlled brain activity
Purdue University researchers have created an n-type conducting polymer that self-assembles inside living tissue using blood proteins as a catalyst, enabling light-controlled brain activity without im
New equation predicts espresso coffee puck permeability
Researchers have published an equation in Royal Society Open Science that predicts how water flows through an espresso coffee puck, offering a physics-based way to optimize grind and tamping instead o
Artemis II Breaks Distance Record, Sees Orientale Basin
NASA’s Artemis II mission will send four astronauts around the moon, breaking a 54‑year‑old distance record, delivering the first human‑eye view of the lunar Orientale basin, and testing survival suit
Plant Uses 'Private Password' Scent for Single Pollinator
A Kobe University study in Current Biology reveals that the climbing plant Smilax insularis uses a single rare compound as a 'private chemical password' to attract only its specific pollinator, the ga
Hot Jupiter Discovered Around 12.3B-Year-Old Metal-Poor Star
NASA's TESS satellite has confirmed TOI-7169 b, an inflated hot Jupiter exoplanet orbiting a 12.3-billion-year-old, metal-poor star roughly 1,477 light-years from Earth — a rare configuration since me
Study: Conversational Mirroring Is Situational, Not Fixed
Aarhus University researchers analyzing 1,375 conversations found that the tendency to mirror a partner's words, sentence structures, and meanings is highly situation-dependent rather than a stable in
FDA Four-Month Delay Closes Kezar; Neurocrine Deal
A critical four-month delay by the FDA in scheduling a meeting for Kezar Life Sciences' autoimmune hepatitis treatment led to the small biotech's closure, highlighting regulatory hurdles in drug devel
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