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A new study has identified how senses work together in the brain to enable faster reaction times.

USC researchers found that adolescents with higher pre-surgery blood levels of PFAS regained more weight after bariatric surgery than those with lower levels. The study links PFAS exposure to reduced long-term treatment success.

Weill Cornell Medicine researchers discovered that gut neurons produce adrenomedullin 2 (ADM2), which supports immune cell function during intestinal inflammation. In mouse and human IBD samples, ADM2 boosted tissue-repairing ILC2 cells.

A new therapeutic system developed at Columbia Engineering uses engineered bacteria to deliver an oncolytic virus directly into solid tumors, shielding the virus from the body’s immune defenses.

Using artificial intelligence, researchers have come up with a new way to design nanoparticles that can more efficiently deliver RNA vaccines and other types of RNA therapies.

A study of 236 young adults found that caffeine consumption, especially in the morning, significantly boosts positive mood and enthusiasm. Smaller reductions in sadness were also noted.

A new generation of malaria drugs failed clinical trials, in part because they were hard to swallow. UCSF chemists remodeled their structures to make them more soluble, while maintaining their effectiveness against drug-resistant parasites.

A study has revealed that chemical tags once regarded as genetic clutter are in fact powerful gene silencers – and removing them could unlock safer treatments for inherited blood disorders.

New nationwide vulnerability index reveals 20% annual increase in outage severity since 2019, with East and West coasts, Great Lakes and Gulf regions facing the highest risk of weather-induced blackouts.

Researchers tweaked a key enzyme involved in microbial methane production to understand the unique fingerprints of different environments on Earth that generate the greenhouse gas.