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Posted on: 23 October 2025 Researchers wanted to know what allows the infection to hang on or come back, and whether it develops new tricks or resistances while living inside the lungs. Researchers at Trinity Translational Medicine Institute (TTMI) and the Irish Mycobacterial Reference Laboratory at St James's Hospital have uncovered how the bacterium Mycobacterium avium -a leading cause of difficult-to-treat chronic lung infections -changes and adapts inside patients over many years of illness.

A study from the University of Bern and international collaborators shows for the first time that biological invasions don't change ecosystems in a single, uniform way. Some impacts, most notably losses of native plant diversity caused by invasive plant species, are persistent and intensify with time, while others, such as shifts in soil carbon and nutrients, often fade as invasions age.

Researcher from the Computational Structural Biology group at the Institute for Research in Biomedicine (IRB, affiliated to USI), have shown that artificial intelligence (AI) can design  a potent novel miniprotein for lipocalin-2 (LCN2), a protein linked to neuroinflammation. Their study, published in Frontiers in Immunology and titled " AI-assisted design of ligands for lipocalin-2 " by Jacopo Sgrignani , Sara Buscarini , Patrizia Locatelli , Concetta Guerra , Alberto Furlan , Yingyi Chen , Giada Zoppi and Andrea Cavalli , paves the way  for new diagnostics and therapies.

Scientists from the Institute of Oncology Research and the Institute for Research in Biomedicine, both affiliated with USI, report in Cell Reports the discovery of the first drugs that inhibit FOXA1

Teams from the international T2K and NOvA collaborations, including members from the School of Physics and Astronomy of the University of Glasgow, have performed precision measurements of the differences between neutrinos and antineutrinos, by combining the data of the T2K and NOvA long-baseline neutrino oscillation experiments in Japan and the USA.

A biofilter made from pumpkin peels could capture almost 100% of the lead present in water contaminated by this heavy metal The millions of pumpkins that need to be disposed of the day after Halloween could have a useful second life for the environment. Indeed, a study published by a team from Laval University in the International Journal of Environmental Science and Technology suggests that pumpkin peel - like that of three other fruits - could provide valuable environmental services thanks to its ability to capture heavy metals such as lead.

Colorectal cancer is one of the most common tumours among people over the age of 50. Although it is known to develop from small lesions or polyps, its exact causes are unknown - only a few risk factors are known - and it is usually treated with surgery, chemotherapy and radiotherapy, or biological therapies.

Quantum researchers in the twenty-first century are part of an international network that requires a great deal of interaction and communication. Around one hundred publications on the topic are produced every day, often by authors who work in close collaboration with one another. New developments and discoveries are quickly integrated into the field, usually within a matter of just a few weeks.

Materials that react to temperature: a development by TU Wien is now significantly expanding the possible applications of 3D printers. 3D printing is extremely practical when you want to produce small quantities of customised components. However, this technology has always had one major problem: 3D printers can only process a single material at a time.

Researchers at the Medical University of Vienna and the Dana-Farber Cancer Institute in Boston have deciphered the cellular and molecular mechanisms of a very rare and particularly aggressive type of cancer in children: embryonic tumour with multilayered rosettes (ETMR). The study results, published in the journal Nature Cancer, open up new perspectives for targeted treatment strategies.

Carpenter ants are not squeamish when it comes to caring for the wounded. To minimise the risk of infection, the insects immediately amputate injured legs - thereby more than doubling their survival rate. As with humans, wound care plays an important role in the animal kingdom. Many mammals lick their wounds, some primates use antiseptic plants, and some ants even produce their own antimicrobial substances to treat infections.

Posted on: 22 October 2025 Researchers from Trinity College, St Patrick's Mental Health Services, Queen's University Belfast, Ireland, investigate use of twice-weekly ketamine infusions as an add-on treatment for inpatients with serious depression Findings from a randomised and blinded clinical trial investigating repeated ketamine infusions for treating depression have revealed no extra benefit for ketamine when added onto standard care for people admitted to hospital for depression.

Researchers used glowing antioxidants to watch ferroptosis unfold inside living cells; discovery could pave way for better therapies for cancer, neurodegenerative diseases A team at McGill University studying ferroptosis, a form of cell death, have discovered that the process begins deep inside the cell, a finding that could lead to new treatments for cancer and neurodegenerative diseases.

A study conducted across 43 European sites by an international scientific team coordinated shows that the ability of airborne particles to generate oxidative stress in the lungs varies according to environmental type and emission sources. Notably, oxidative stress can be up to three times higher in urban areas with heavy road traffic than in rural regions.

Lake George's fault zone is similar to several major active systems worldwide including the San Andreas Fault in California, new ANU research shows. George Booth Senior Media and Communications Officer Scientists from The Australian National University (ANU) have analysed signals generated by the vibrations of traffic along the Federal Highway to learn more about the seismic nature of Lake George, situated north-east of Canberra.

Using simulations, robots, and live fish, scientists at EPFL and Duke University have replicated the neural circuitry that allows zebrafish to react to visual stimuli and maintain their position in flowing water. They provide a complete picture of how brain circuits, body mechanics, and the environment work together to control behavior.

Last Updated: 22 Oct 2025 19:00:03 New collaborative research from the Royal Veterinary College (RVC), along with the Institute of Vertebrate Paleontology and Paleoanthropology (Beijing, China) and Clemson University (South Carolina, USA), has revealed how more upright limb postures helped ancient reptiles overcome the biomechanical constraints of body size, paving the way for the evolution of larger sizes in archosaurs - a group that includes crocodylians, dinosaurs and birds.

Caltech researchers co-lead new study refining what we know about the ghostly particles  Very early on in our universe, when it was a seething hot cauldron of energy, particles made of matter and antimatter bubbled into existence in equal proportions. For example, negatively charged electrons were created in the same numbers as their antimatter siblings, positively charged positrons.

Astronomers using the James Webb Space Telescope (JWST) have captured the most detailed look yet at how galaxies formed just a few hundred million years after the Big Bang - and found they were far more chaotic and messy than those we see today. The team, led by researchers at the University of Cambridge, analysed more than 250 young galaxies that existed when the universe was between 800 million and 1.5 billion years old.

A cat is not a small dog and a sheep works differently than a goat. At the Pharmacy of the Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, they know that no animal is the same and therefore every animal reacts differently to medication. The pharmacy provides customization, but the future lies with personalized medicine.