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A natural compound found in everyday fruits and vegetables may hold the key to protecting nerve cells—and it’s showing promise as a potential treatment for ALS and dementia, according to new research from the University of Missouri.

Researchers from the A*STAR Genome Institute of Singapore (A*STAR GIS), together with collaborators from South Korea, Japan, Thailand, and India, have assembled the world’s first Asian Immune Diversity Atlas (AIDA)—a multi-national survey of human blood at single-cell resolution.

In the face of ongoing funding disruptions to US foreign assistance programs, a group of international experts including co-lead author Prof Lucie Cluver, Professor of Child and Family Social Work, Department of Social Policy and Intervention, and co-author Dr. Seth Flaxman, Associate Professor, Department of Computer Science, call for urgent action to ensure the continuation of life-saving interventions and support for children and families affected by HIV/AIDS in sub-Saharan Africa.

Calcium transport into and out of mitochondria is central to cellular energy production and cell death. To maintain the balance of calcium within mitochondria, cells rely on a protein known as the mitochondrial sodium-calcium exchanger, or NCLX. Now, scientists at the Lewis Katz School of Medicine at Temple University have discovered a novel regulator of NCLX activity, a protein called TMEM65, which helps move calcium out of mitochondria, protecting against harmful calcium overload.

A day care facility in a Texas county that’s part of the measles outbreak has multiple cases, including children too young to be fully vaccinated, public health officials say.

A new paper published in Gene Therapy raises serious concerns about the effectiveness of gene therapy for Duchenne muscular dystrophy (DMD), after the treatment failed to show significant benefit in a large-scale clinical trial.

A University of Liverpool study conducted in rural Pakistan has demonstrated the effectiveness of a novel, technology-assisted intervention for perinatal depression. The study was a partnership with the Human Development Research Foundation and the Health Services Academy.

Children with autism spectrum disorder (ASD) often experience social communication impairments and engage in restricted and repetitive behaviors (RRBs). Early identification of these symptoms is critical for timely intervention, but detecting RRBs, in particular, remains a challenge.

As schools reopen, the Korea Disease Control and Prevention Agency (KDCA) reports an uptick in flu cases following a recent decline. Influenza, caused by a virus, presents a serious health threat, particularly in enclosed environments. To combat this, researchers at UNIST have unveiled a technology capable of swiftly detecting airborne viruses, promising improved early detection of viral infections like influenza and COVID-19 in schools and hospitals.

Beijing Normal University-led researchers have identified specific high-order thalamic nuclei that drive human conscious perception by activating the prefrontal cortex. Their findings enhance understanding of how the brain forms conscious experience, offering new empirical support for theories that assign a central role to thalamic structures rather than cortical areas alone.