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Early maturation of antimicrobial peptide defenses enables host–pathogen coexistence
Viral pathogens don’t just invade—they pressure the immune system into decisions that can either end an infection or allow long-term…
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Brain-Computer Interface Training Could Boost Error Detection Abilities
When the brain coordinates movement, it continually compares motor commands with sensory feedback. Small mismatches—visuo-motor errors—can normally be corrected only…
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AAIC: Roche ‘very interested’ in testing tau for Alzheimer’s despite focus on phase 3-stage amyloid drug
Roche’s biggest bet in the Alzheimer’s disease space may be its phase 3-stage amyloid asset, but the Swiss pharma is…
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Dielectric metasurface enables spin-multiplexed point spread functions for imaging
Researchers have unveiled a spin-multiplexed approach to point spread function (PSF) engineering that could dramatically improve how optical microscopes discriminate…
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Daydreaming Enables AI to Recall What Matters Most
Daydreaming has been a promising step toward making Hopfield networks—brain-inspired associative memory models—both more capable and more robust. Originally inspired…
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Elephants Use Ground Vibrations for Communication via Specialized Middle Ear Anatomy
Elephants can “hear” their environment in more ways than we do. Beyond airborne sounds, they transmit signals through their bodies:…
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One-Third of Community Health Centers Still Lack Prenatal Care Services
Boston’s community health backbone is quietly revealing a critical blind spot in maternal care. A new national analysis led by…
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Semipermeable species boundaries allow gene flow but block hybrid swarm in desert fish
Hybridization is often described as a force that can blur species boundaries and redirect evolution, yet its consequences for endangered…
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Imaging Study Finds Widespread Brain Connectivity Loss in Schizophrenia
A new study led by researchers at Rutgers University and Yale University uses specialized positron emission tomography (PET) to measure…
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Emerging Tick-Borne Virus Sparks Growing Concern
RIVERSIDE, Calif. — A new study from the University of California, Riverside reveals how orthonairoviruses, a group of tick-borne pathogens,…