Can AI Cure What Antibiotics Can’t? What if the cure for the most deadly infections is not found in nature, but rather built by a machine in seconds? What if a life-saving protein could be created in just a few seconds? We are all aware that microbial resistance to antibiotics is increasing. But we were … Read more
India Moves Towards Better, Fairer Healthcare in India with New Guidelines Centre To make healthcare more reliable and equal across the country, the Department of Health Research (DHR), under the Ministry of Health and Family Welfare, launched the Centre for Evidence-Based Guidelines (CEG). This national-level initiative is designed to help doctors and health workers follow … Read more
In recent years, the escalating prevalence of obesity has emerged as a critical public health concern worldwide, with profound implications across generations. A groundbreaking systematic review and meta-analysis recently published in the International Journal of Obesity illuminates the intricate associations between maternal body mass index (BMI) measured before or during pregnancy and the metabolic profiles … Read more
Credit: Quantitative Plant Biology (2025). DOI: 10.1017/qpb.2025.10003 Researchers have developed a new formula to allow urban farmers to design their own “light recipe”—a combination of different colors of lighting that could help increase crop yields in vertical farms. The study, conducted at Grow It York, an indoor urban community farm based in a shipping container … Read more
Schematic diagram of electron radiation damage detection in saturated aliphatic hydrocarbon C44H90 crystals. Credit: Sun Fei’s group Radiation damage remains the principal limitation in achieving higher resolution in cryo-electron microscopy (cryo-EM), despite advances in cryoprotection and low-dose imaging. Researchers have proposed that using pulsed electron beams could allow relaxation between energy deposition events, potentially reducing … Read more
NHS England agreed to reimburse Vertex's newest cystic fibrosis medicine. Meanwhile, Merck advanced a once-monthly PrEP pill into late-stage trials.
In the sprawling and intricately wired world of plant genetics, transcription factors (TFs) have emerged as central conductors orchestrating gene expression. These proteins bind to discrete regions of DNA, known as transcription factor binding sites (TFBSs), modulating when and where genes become active. This process underpins every aspect of plant life, from cellular identity and … Read more
Representation of the dynamic baseline concept and the mean MME annual SOC change and annual N2O emissions difference between scenarios. Credit: Scientific Reports (2025). DOI: 10.1038/s41598-025-08419-y New research from Michigan State University, led by agricultural systems scientist Bruno Basso, addresses a major problem in agricultural carbon markets: how to set an accurate starting point, or … Read more
Sino Biopharmaceuticals plans to pay up to $950.9 million to acquire LaNova Medicines, which previously licensed drugs to Merck and AstraZeneca.
Schematic figure of the needle-type implantable enzymatic biosensor specifically designed for real-time monitoring of sucrose concentrations within plant tissues. Credit: Biosensors and Bioelectronics (2025). DOI: 10.1016/j.bios.2025.117674 Sucrose is a vital energy source in plants. It also drives growth and serves as an important signaling molecule during stress and development. Sucrose is a key product of … Read more
