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A new study has overcome a long-standing challenge: how to isolate and study elusive HIV-infected cells called authentic reservoir clones (ARCs) that evade the immune system, making the disease difficult to cure. Researchers from Weill Cornell Medicine, Rockefeller University and collaborating institutions offer a detailed look into these hidden HIV-harboring cells and show that some may be more vulnerable to immune destruction than previously believed.

A new study describes a technique that rejuvenates aging blood-forming stem cells and could help reduce the risk of age-related blood disorders. Researchers at the Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai have identified a way to rejuvenate aging blood-forming stem cells in mice by fixing problems in their lysosomes. Their findings, published in Cell [...]

Loss of specialized cells is a feature of aging, exhibited in tissues throughout the body. There are many examples of cell types that could in principle be replaced once lost, but in practice are not replaced. The underlying reasons for this selective lack of regenerative capacity are incompletely understood. Examples of highly specialized cell types that do not regenerate include sensory hair cells in the inner ear and the podocyte cells of the kidney that are the subject of today's research materials. Interestingly, some of the cell types that regenerate poorly or not at all in mammals are in fact restored when lost in other species. While comparative biology allows for an exploration of these differences, cells are enormously complex and expanding the understanding of […]

In a landmark study recently published in the prestigious journal Nature Medicine, researchers from the Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai have delivered an eye-opening evaluation of ChatGPT Health, an emerging consumer-facing artificial intelligence (AI) tool designed to provide health guidance to the public. Launched in January 2026 by OpenAI, ChatGPT Health has quickly […]

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Duplicating the information held in quantum computers was thought to be impossible thanks to the no-cloning theorem, but researchers have now found a workaround

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PURCHASE, N.Y. — The National Geographic Society and PepsiCo recently announced five new grants funding on-farm research to support practical advancements in regenerative agriculture, from rewilding prairies to leveraging AI technology to translate complex genomics into tangible farming guidance. The research will target critical food crops in climate-stressed production hot spots around the world. The […] The post The National Geographic Society and PepsiCo Fund Global Research to Help Accelerate Regenerative Agriculture appeared first on Morning Ag Clips.

A baby boy is the first child to be born in the UK after a uterus transplantation from a deceased donor.1Hugo was born by caesarean section at Queen Charlotte’s and Chelsea Hospital in London in December 2025.bmj;392/feb24_13/s369/FAF1faGrace Bell, with partner Steve Powell and baby HugoWomb Transplant UKHis mother, Grace Bell, was born with Mayer-Rokitansky-Küster-Hauser (MRKH) syndrome, a rare condition affecting one in 5000 women, characterised by the underdevelopment or absence of the uterus and vagina. She has normal ovaries but was told at the age of 16 she wouldn’t be able to carry her own child.Last year a baby girl was born to a woman who received a live womb transplant donated by her older sister.2But Bell is the first woman in the UK to give birth after a transplantation from a dead donor. Two previous births after deceased womb donation have been reported in Europe, and about 25 to...

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In Switzerland, 0.02% of the population lives beyond the age of 100. Could there be biological characteristics associated with this exceptional longevity? As part of the "SWISS100" study, the first large-scale Swiss research project dedicated to centenarians, a team from the University of Geneva (UNIGE) and the University of Lausanne (UNIL) compared the blood profiles of centenarians with those of octogenarians, and then with those of individuals aged 30 to 60.

Artificial intelligence (AI) is rapidly transforming health care and medical education. From enhancing diagnostic accuracy and clinical decision-making to enabling virtual simulations and personalized learning, AI technologies are becoming embedded in the daily practice of clinicians and trainees.

In a pioneering effort to bridge cultural nuances with technological advancement, a team of Japanese and British researchers has successfully developed and validated a Japanese version of the 12-item Attitudes Towards Artificial Intelligence scale (ATTARI-12), tailored specifically for medical students and resident physicians. This groundbreaking work addresses a critical gap in medical education in Japan, […]

Китайские ученые с помощью технологии CRISPR/Cas9 создали томат с ароматом, напоминающим свежий масляный попкорн. Об этом 23 февраля сообщила газета South China Morning Post (SCMP). Эксперимент проводился в исследовательской теплице в провинции Чжэцзян. Внешне плоды не отличались от обычных, однако обладали выраженным сладковатым ароматом, схожим с запахом попкорна.

Hematopoietic stem cells are responsible for generating red blood cells and immune cells. With age, this production of cells becomes dysfunctional in a variety of ways, contributing to the aging of the immune system. For example, production of immune cells becomes biased to myeloid cells at the expense of lymphoid cells, a change that contributes indirectly to the more inflammatory behavior of the aged immune system. Identifying specific mechanisms involved in hemotopoietic aging is the first step on the road to finding ways to reverse these issues. Aged hematopoietic stem cells (HSCs) show diminished capacity of self-renewal, skewed lineage output and compromised proteostasis. Ubiquitin proteasomal systems are critical for maintaining protein homeostasis. We show that the levels of Ube2g1, a E2 ubiquitin-conjugating enzyme likely involved […]

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In Switzerland, 0.02% of the population lives beyond the age of 100. Could there be biological characteristics associated with this exceptional longevity? As part of the "SWISS100" study, the first large-scale Swiss research project dedicated to centenarians, a team from the University of Geneva (UNIGE) and the University of Lausanne (UNIL) compared the blood profiles of centenarians with those of octogenarians, and then with those of individuals aged 30 to 60.

In a groundbreaking study that promises to reshape our understanding of cellular aging and joint health, researchers have presented a detailed comparative analysis of senescence processes within articular chondrocytes. These specialized cells, crucial for maintaining cartilage integrity, undergo aging through distinct mechanisms that have profound implications for degenerative diseases such as osteoarthritis. The investigation uniquely […]

Grace Bell says she is ‘the happiest I’ve ever been in my life’ after giving birth to baby Hugo in UK first A baby boy named Hugo is the first child to be born in the UK to a mother with a womb transplant from a dead donor. Hugo Powell was delivered at Queen Charlotte’s and Chelsea hospital in London weighing 6lb 13oz, after his mother, Grace Bell, received a transplanted womb from someone who had died. Continue reading...

arXiv:2602.19913v1 Announce Type: new Abstract: We show that the normalized K\"ahler-Ricci flow on a compact K\"ahler manifold with semiample canonical bundle converges in the Gromov-Hausdorff topology to the metric completion of the twisted K\"ahler-Einstein metric on the canonical model, as conjectured by Song-Tian's analytic mimimal model program.

arXiv:2602.20100v1 Announce Type: new Abstract: The dependence on expert annotation has long constituted the primary rate-limiting step in the application of artificial intelligence to biomedicine. While supervised learning drove the initial wave of clinical algorithms, a paradigm shift towards unsupervised and self-supervised learning (SSL) is currently unlocking the latent potential of biobank-scale datasets. By learning directly from the intrinsic structure of data - whether pixels in a magnetic resonance image (MRI), voxels in a volumetric scan, or tokens in a genomic sequence - these methods facilitate the discovery of novel phenotypes, the linkage of morphology to genetics, and the detection of anomalies without human bias. This article synthesises seminal and recent advances in "learning without labels," highlighting how unsupervised frameworks can derive heritable cardiac traits, predict spatial gene expression in histology, and detect pathologies with performance that rivals

arXiv:2602.19948v1 Announce Type: new Abstract: Large Language Models (LLMs) are increasingly utilized for mental health support; however, current safety benchmarks often fail to detect the complex, longitudinal risks inherent in therapeutic dialogue. We introduce an evaluation framework that pairs AI psychotherapists with simulated patient agents equipped with dynamic cognitive-affective models and assesses therapy session simulations against a comprehensive quality of care and risk ontology. We apply this framework to a high-impact test case, Alcohol Use Disorder, evaluating six AI agents (including ChatGPT, Gemini, and Character.AI) against a clinically-validated cohort of 15 patient personas representing diverse clinical phenotypes. Our large-scale simulation (N=369 sessions) reveals critical safety gaps in the use of AI for mental health support. We identify specific iatrogenic risks, including the validation of patient delusions ("AI Psychosis") and failure to de-escalate

arXiv:2602.18773v1 Announce Type: new Abstract: The emergence of tool-calling-based agent systems introduces a more evidence-driven paradigm for pathology image analysis in contrast to the coarse-grained text-image diagnostic approaches. With the recent large-scale experimental adoption of spatial transcriptomics technologies, molecularly validated pathological diagnosis is becoming increasingly open and accessible. In this work, we propose LAMMI-Pathology (LVLM-Agent System for Molecularly Informed Medical Intelligence in Pathology), a scalable agent framework for domain-specific agent tool-calling. LAMMI-Pathology adopts a tool-centric, bottom-up architecture in which customized domain-adaptive tools serve as the foundation. These tools are clustered by domain style to form component agents, which are then coordinated through a top-level planner hierarchically, avoiding excessively long context lengths that could induce task drift. Based on that, we introduce a novel trajectory

arXiv:2602.18460v1 Announce Type: new Abstract: Across healthcare, agentic artificial intelligence (AI) systems are increasingly promoted as capable of autonomous action, yet in practice they currently operate under near-total human oversight due to safety, regulatory, and liability constraints that make autonomous clinical reasoning infeasible in high-stakes environments. While market enthusiasm suggests a revolution in healthcare agents, the conceptual assumptions and accountability structures shaping these systems remain underexamined. We present a qualitative study based on interviews with 20 stakeholders, including developers, implementers, and end users. Our analysis identifies three mutually reinforcing tensions: conceptual fragmentation regarding the definition of `agentic'; an autonomy contradiction where commercial promises exceed operational reality; and an evaluation blind spot that prioritizes technical benchmarks over sociotechnical safety. We argue that agentic {AI}

Grace Bell, who was born without a viable womb, says her little boy is "simply a miracle".

Advantech, a global leader in embedded and Internet of Things (IoT) solutions, will showcase its latest healthcare AI innovations at the HIMSS 2026 Global Health Conference & Exhibition, March 9–12, 2026, in Las Vegas, Nevada.

Cochlear implant surgery helps people with severe hearing loss by placing an electronic device inside the inner ear. To reach the inner ear, surgeons must first remove part of a bone behind the ear, in a procedure called mastoidectomy.

Researchers at Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis have received an $80 million grant to continue research into the mysteries of exceptional longevity.

An AI‑based method has been developed to detect subtle, hard‑to‑see changes in human pancreatic tissue linked to type 2 diabetes. Using gigapixel microscopy and explainable AI, the team identified key cellular features that may serve as early biomarkers of the disease. The post AI Maps Subtle Human Pancreatic Tissue Changes Linked to Type 2 Diabetes appeared first on GEN - Genetic Engineering and Biotechnology News.

Grace Bell, who was born without a viable womb, says her little boy is "simply a miracle".

In the relentless quest to address the critical shortage of human organs available for transplantation, xenotransplantation — the transplantation of organs, tissues, or cells between different species — has emerged as a beacon of hope. This revolutionary approach, especially focusing on porcine organ transplants, stands poised to transform the future of organ replacement therapy. Pigs […]

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In a groundbreaking development in the field of gerontology and genetic research, Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis has secured an $80 million grant to propel forward its pioneering investigation into the enigmatic phenomenon of exceptional human longevity. This substantial funding renewal enables the continuation of the Long Life Family Study, an expansive […]

Researchers from several partner institutions of the German Center for Diabetes Research (DZD) have collaborated with international colleagues to develop a new approach for visualizing subtle tissue changes in the pancreas in type 2 diabetes. The results provide new insights into the development of type 2 diabetes. The study has now been published in Nature Communications.

Recursion Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (NASDAQ:RXRX) is one of the AI stocks that will go to the moon. On February 18, Recursion Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (NASDAQ:RXRX) came under pressure after regulatory filings indicated that Nvidia had divested all its stake in the company. The giant semiconductor company exited its previous holding of 7.71 million shares in Recursion Pharmaceuticals, […]

The aging of the oral microbiome is relatively understudied in commparison to the present interest in the aging of the gut microbiome, but there is still a fairly sizable literature on the topic. There is clear evidence for a relationship between the oral microbiome and age-related disease, which one will largely find in the context of the potential effects of inflammatory gum disease on cardiovascular and neurodegenerative conditions, where researchers are interested in the leakage of microbes and their metabolites into the bloodstream via injured gums. The literature is not consistent when it comes to effect sizes, however; it is unclear as to how much of a problem this is. Today's open access paper presents a different focus on the oral microbiome, more akin to […]

AMD has reportedly stopped delivering new driver updates to handheld gaming PCs with the AMD Ryzen Z1 Extreme APU, including Asus ROG Ally X and Lenovo Legion Go S.

Engineers at the University of Pennsylvania and Rice University have refined a technology for editing individual genetic "base pairs" to a new level of precision, opening the door to safer, more reliable therapies for a wide range of genetic diseases, and to potential treatments for some cystic fibrosis patients that may yield better outcomes than existing therapies.

In a groundbreaking advancement destined to reshape the therapeutic landscape of transfusion-dependent thalassemia, a recent multi-center clinical trial has demonstrated the promising efficacy of allogeneic hematopoietic stem cell transplantation (HSCT). This study, authored by Liu, R., Xiao, H., Qin, C., and collaborators, and published in Nature Communications in 2026, elucidates pivotal insights into the application […]

Engineers at the University of Pennsylvania and Rice University have refined a technology for editing individual genetic "base pairs" to a new level of precision, opening the door to safer, more reliable therapies for a wide range of genetic diseases, and to potential treatments for some cystic fibrosis patients that may yield better outcomes than existing therapies.

MONDAY, Feb. 23, 2026 — You don’t need to look buff or tough, but muscle strength can influence how long you’ll live, a new study says.Older women with greater strength had a significantly lower risk of death during an eight-year follow-up, resea...

Two years ago, a small biotech startup got permission to test a gene therapy for a rare and disabling form of autism. The plan: Deliver a gene that’s vital for building and maintaining connections between ...

UConn Center on Aging researchers have published a new editorial in the journal Aging titled "Polyploidy-induced senescence: Linking development, differentiation, repair, and (possibly) cancer?" In this editorial, Dr. Iman M. Al-Naggar, assistant professor of cell biology at UConn School of Medicine along with Dr. George A. Kuchel, director of the UConn Center on Aging, examines the biological and clinical significance of polyploidy-induced senescence.

As artificial intelligence becomes an increasingly prominent feature in daily life, its role in healthcare is gaining unprecedented attention. Researchers at the University of Birmingham have embarked on a pioneering international initiative aimed at creating the first comprehensive guide dedicated to safely navigating health information provided by AI-powered chatbots. This groundbreaking effort seeks to establish […]

As members of the public increasingly turn to AI with health concerns, University of Birmingham researchers are leading a global programme to build the first definitive guide for safely navigating health information on AI powered chatbots.

In this video, Betty Hamilton, MD, provides a robust overview of the Tandem Meetings | Transplantation & Cellular Therapy Meetings of ASTCT and CIBMTR.She highlighted sessions focused on novel cellular and gene therapies, AI, graft-versus-host disease, and more.“Transplant and cell therapy, it’s a team sport,” Hamilton, a bone marrow transplant physician at Cleveland Clinic and associate professor of medicine at Case Western Reserve University, said. “I think the meeting reflects that and that it really takes a lot of different components of the health care team to

In a small lab at the University of California, Santa Cruz, clusters of mouse brain cells have taken on a task normally reserved for computer algorithms: keeping a simulated pole balanced upright. The experiment, which used real biological tissue to tackle a classic test problem in control engineering, shows that...Read Entire Article

arXiv:2602.17772v1 Announce Type: new Abstract: Electroencephalography (EEG)-based P300 brain-computer interfaces (BCIs) enable communication without physical movement by detecting stimulus-evoked neural responses. Accurate and efficient decoding remains challenging due to high dimensionality, temporal dependence, and complex interactions across EEG channels. Most existing approaches treat channels independently or rely on black-box machine learning models, limiting interpretability and personalization. We propose a sparse Bayesian time-varying regression framework that explicitly models pairwise EEG channel interactions while performing automatic temporal feature selection. The model employs a relaxed-thresholded Gaussian process prior to induce structured sparsity in both channel-specific and interaction effects, enabling interpretable identification of task-relevant channels and channel pairs. Applied to a publicly available P300 speller dataset of 55 participants, the proposed

arXiv:2602.17772v1 Announce Type: cross Abstract: Electroencephalography (EEG)-based P300 brain-computer interfaces (BCIs) enable communication without physical movement by detecting stimulus-evoked neural responses. Accurate and efficient decoding remains challenging due to high dimensionality, temporal dependence, and complex interactions across EEG channels. Most existing approaches treat channels independently or rely on black-box machine learning models, limiting interpretability and personalization. We propose a sparse Bayesian time-varying regression framework that explicitly models pairwise EEG channel interactions while performing automatic temporal feature selection. The model employs a relaxed-thresholded Gaussian process prior to induce structured sparsity in both channel-specific and interaction effects, enabling interpretable identification of task-relevant channels and channel pairs. Applied to a publicly available P300 speller dataset of 55 participants, the proposed

Mexican military forces, with US intelligence support, killed El Mencho, leader of the CJNG, in a major operation against drug trafficking.

In a research greenhouse in eastern China’s Zhejiang province, the tomatoes looked ordinary, but they carried a surprisingly sweet scent – the aroma of buttered popcorn. It was not the result of accidental crossbreeding but a precise surgical edit in the tomato genome, performed by the CRISPR/Cas9 tool. Two genes responsible for suppressing aromatic compounds were simultaneously silenced. Then the tomatoes began to emit the signature scent of premium fragrant rice or fresh buttered...

Explore how unverified Epstein file claims and viral TikTok videos have reignited bizarre conspiracy theories about Selena Gomez, from celebrity clone rumours to speculation over her changing appearance.

Staying fit and active has long been associated with better heart and overall health. It might also improve the chances of survival for people with some forms of cancer. A study published in the journal JAMA Network Open reports that staying active is linked to longer survival after a cancer diagnosis, including in people with bladder, kidney and lung cancers.

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China’s brain-computer interface industry is rapidly scaling from research to commercialization, driven by strong policy support, expanding clinical trials, and growing investor interest.

Elon Musk urges users to upload medical data to Grok AI, but a former intelligence officer warns it is risky for privacy and security.

Scientists developed a charge-free polymer-DNA complex that boosts cellular DNA uptake 14-fold in mice, avoiding the harmful inflammation caused by current methods.

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The thermal waters of the Italian Alps, long praised for their restorative properties, are well known to elite athletes. During the Winter Games, they’ve drawn spectators, too.

A new study, analyzing 450 regions in western Europe, focused on where the oldest people end up residing across the continent.

Isomorphic Lab’s proprietary drug-discovery model is a major advance, but scientists developing open-source tools are left guessing how to achieve similar results

The heart given to two-year-old Domenico was reportedly severely damaged during its transfer to hospital.

Healio spoke with Albert C. Yeh, MD, about a couple key themes from this year’s Tandem Meetings | Transplantation & Cellular Therapy Meetings of ASTCT and CIBMTR.“In general, there’s an increase in the use of transplants because of the availability of donors, but at the same time we still lag behind in terms of, ‘How do we get equal access to everyone?’” Yeh, physician and research associate of translational science and therapeutics at Fred Hutch Cancer Center and acting assistant professor at University of Washington School of Medicine, said.

Researchers tested whether generative AI could handle complex medical datasets as well as human experts. In some cases, the AI matched or outperformed teams that had spent months building prediction models. By generating usable analytical code from precise prompts, the systems dramatically reduced the time needed to process health data. The findings hint at a future where AI helps scientists move faster from data to discovery.

Doctors implant dopamine-producing stem cells in Parkinson’s patients  ScienceDailyInside the Brain Surgery That Could Rewrite Parkinson’s Care  Indian Defence ReviewEmerging Therapeutic Strategies and Trial Innovations in Parkinson Disease: Mariana Hernandez Gonzalez-Monje, MD, PhD  NeurologyLiveNew treatments being studied for Parkinson’s  KPLC 7 NewsPathological Protein Targets in Parkinson’s Disease: Progress Towards the Development of Disease-Modifying Therapies  springermedicine.com

Doctors implant dopamine-producing stem cells in Parkinson’s patients  ScienceDailyInside the Brain Surgery That Could Rewrite Parkinson’s Care  Indian Defence ReviewEmerging Therapeutic Strategies and Trial Innovations in Parkinson Disease: Mariana Hernandez Gonzalez-Monje, MD, PhD  NeurologyLiveNew treatments being studied for Parkinson’s  KPLC 7 NewsPathological Protein Targets in Parkinson’s Disease: Progress Towards the Development of Disease-Modifying Therapies  springermedicine.com

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For many people diagnosed with cancer, treatment with immune checkpoint inhibitors (ICIs) has dramatically extended lives.

A Japanese study of more than 7,400 patients has identified a genetic mismatch that sharply increases the risk of severe acute graft-versus-host disease (GVHD) following umbilical cord blood transplantation.

In an era where the fountain of youth has long been the subject of humanity’s deepest aspirations, a groundbreaking study published in Nature Communications by Zong, Park, Tekin-Turhan, and colleagues advances our understanding of the cellular mechanisms underlying aging and longevity. This research delves into the epigenetic landscape of hematopoietic stem cells (HSCs) derived from […]

A bill that would ban the sale and manufacturing of lab-grown protein in Oklahoma is making its way through the state legislature. Scott Blubaugh is the president of American Farmers & Ranchers and the Oklahoma Farmers Union. He tells Brownfield the measure recently passed out of the Senate Ag and Wildlife Committee. “We very much […] The post Bill to ban lab-grown protein gains momentum in Oklahoma Senate appeared first on Brownfield Ag News.

Umbilical cord blood transplantation has transformed the treatment options for patients with blood cancers and other life-threatening hematologic disorders, particularly when matched donors are unavailable. While cord blood is known for its ability to tolerate genetic mismatches better than other donor sources, severe immune complications remain a major barrier to long-term survival.

One of the most prominent is NeuroXess, which launched in 2021 and is already testing implants in patients. The post Elon Musk’s Neuralink sparks BCI race in China appeared first on TESLARATI.

A groundbreaking clinical trial is testing whether specially engineered stem cells can help the brain restore its own dopamine production in people with Parkinson’s disease. Because the condition is driven by the gradual loss of dopamine-producing cells—leading to tremors, stiffness, and slowed movement—researchers are implanting lab-grown cells directly into the brain’s movement center to replace what’s been lost.

Umbilical cord blood transplantation has revolutionized the therapeutic landscape for patients afflicted with hematological malignancies and other critical blood disorders, especially in situations where well-matched donors are not available. Cord blood, known for its unique immunological properties, has long been valued for its relatively relaxed requirements in human leukocyte antigen (HLA) matching compared to other […]

In this video, Albert C. Yeh, MD, provides an overview on the role of microbes on T-cell activation after hematopoietic stem cell transplantation.Yeh presented these findings at Tandem Meetings | Transplantation & Cellular Therapy Meetings of ASTCT and CIBMTR.“The paradigm of transplant has always been, it’s the donor-host genetics that matters the most for transplant because any difference in genetics is what drives these T cells to activate in the host and potentially damage the host,” Yeh, physician and research associate of translational science and therapeutics at

arXiv:2602.17308v1 Announce Type: new Abstract: Large language models (LLMs) are increasingly used for diagnostic tasks in medicine. In clinical practice, the correct diagnosis can rarely be immediately inferred from the initial patient presentation alone. Rather, reaching a diagnosis often involves systematic history taking, during which clinicians reason over multiple potential conditions through iterative questioning to resolve uncertainty. This process requires considering differential diagnoses and actively excluding emergencies that demand immediate intervention. Yet, the ability of medical LLMs to generate informative follow-up questions and thus reason over differential diagnoses remains underexplored. Here, we introduce MedClarify, an AI agent for information-seeking that can generate follow-up questions for iterative reasoning to support diagnostic decision-making. Specifically, MedClarify computes a list of candidate diagnoses analogous to a differential diagnosis, and then

Today, we're joined by Professor Matthew Wood, a leading figure in neuroscience and RNA-based therapeutics. The post Accelerating rare disease cures with ASOs, gene editing, and AI appeared first on Labiotech.eu. © Labiotech UG and Labiotech.eu. Unauthorized use and/or duplication of this material without express and written permission from this site’s author and/or owner is strictly prohibited. Excerpts and links may be used, provided that full and clear credit is given to Labiotech UG and Labiotech.eu with appropriate and specific direction to the original content.

‘Step by step, little by little, we are learning how to act on this new staging information,’ one investigator says.

A new electronic implant system can help lab‑grown pancreatic cells mature and function properly, potentially providing a basis for novel, cell-based therapies for diabetes.

Researchers developed DeepRare, an LLM-driven multi-agent diagnostic system that integrates clinical descriptions, phenotype data, and genomic information to improve rare disease identification. Across thousands of cases, the system showed higher diagnostic recall than existing AI tools and clinicians in benchmark testing, while providing traceable reasoning linked to medical evidence.

In a groundbreaking advance in plant biotechnology, researchers have harnessed a virus-mediated CRISPR/Cas9 gene-editing system to precisely target and modify a key enzyme regulating metabolic pathways in petunias and lettuce. This innovative approach aimed to disable the inherent molecular “brake” exerted by the enzyme 3-hydroxy-3-methylglutaryl coenzyme A reductase (HMGR), a critical gatekeeper in the terpenoid […]

The UAE has the potential to elevate building cities of the future to include the world’s most future-ready residents, Brecka says The post Gary Brecka on how the UAE could be the world’s first Blue Zone by design appeared first on Gulf Business.

A new electronic implant system can help lab-grown pancreatic cells mature and function properly, potentially providing a basis for novel, cell-based therapies for diabetes. The approach, developed by researchers at the Perelman School of Medicine at the University of Pennsylvania and the School of Engineering and Applied Sciences at Harvard University, incorporates an ultrathin mesh of conductive wires into growing pancreatic tissue, according to a study published in Science.

Scientists have long sought to understand why some plants are fragrant powerhouses while others remain subtle. Now, a research team from the Hebrew University of Jerusalem has cracked a genetic "bottleneck," using precision gene editing to boost the scent of flowers and the nutritional profile of vegetables. The paper is published in the International Journal of Molecular Sciences.

According to a new report, Meta is renewing plans to release a smartwatch, but with a slightly shifted focus over to health tracking and Meta AI. more…