Researchers at Rice and collaborators have developed a wireless network of miniature bioelectric implants that could transform treatment for heart failure, spinal cord injury and other chronic conditions. The system would integrate with patient anatomy easier than conventional medical implants, eliminating the need for batteries and invasive wiring.

Researchers at Rice University have developed a mathematical model that enhances our understanding of ovarian aging and the timing of menopause, revealing mechanisms that could inform future strategies for women’s health. A recent study published in The Journal of Physical Chemistry Letters highlights the findings that the depletion of ovarian follicles, tiny functional units that contain immature eggs, follows a synchronized and predictable pattern that accelerates during midlife. This discovery helps explain why menopause typically occurs at similar ages for most women.

In a first, Penn engineers sent quantum signals over commercial Verizon fiber-optic cables using the same Internet Protocol that powers today’s web. Their silicon “Q-chip” bundles quantum and classical data into standard IP packets, correcting errors on the fly, showing how a future "quantum internet" could run on existing infrastructure.

Quantum researchers at Purdue are advancing an approach that could improve the resolution of nuclear magnetic resonance (NMR) spectroscopy to the atomic scale and may also have applications in developing quantum computing and quantum communications.

Concerned about the ability of artificial intelligence models trained on data from urban demographics to make the right medical diagnoses for rural populations, West Virginia University computer scientists have developed several AI models that can identify signs of heart failure in patients from Appalachia.

A research team led by Nick Strausfeld at the University of Arizona made an unexpected discovery: The brain of Jiangfengia, a creature that lived in the lower Cambrian, is very similar to that of living crustaceans. This places the extinct animal in the ancestry of insects and crustaceans, not spiders and their relatives, as had been previously assumed.

Humans could learn a thing or two from orangutans when it comes to maintaining a balanced, protein-filled diet.            Great apes native to the rainforests of Indonesia and Malaysia, orangutans are marvels of adaptation to the vagaries of food supply in the wild, according to an international team of researchers led by a Rutgers University-New Brunswick scientist. The critically endangered primates outshine modern humans in avoiding obesity through their balanced choices of food and exercise, the scientists found.                                                                                                                                                  The researchers reported their findings, based on 15 years of firsthand observations of wild orangutans in the jungles of Borneo, in Science Advances.

Plastic waste continues to threaten ecosystems, with less than 10% of plastics recycled. A Purdue-led team, with support from NSF, is developing mechanisms to produce sturdy and reusable bioplastics. Made from domestic raw materials, these bioplastics not only reduce ecological impact but also strengthen U.S. supply chains and manufacturing, offering a sustainable alternative to petroleum-based plastics.

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