A review traces One Health from historical disease-control lessons to today’s interconnected threats and proposes an “interface-resilience” model. The model links spillover pressure, microbial community stability and governance connectivity to systemic health risk, offering a framework for earlier warning, cross-sector surveillance and preventive, data-driven health governance.

A new review traces more than 70 years of microecology research in China, from early ideas about microbial balance to today’s work in precision medicine, sustainable agriculture and environmental restoration. The authors argue that combining artificial intelligence, synthetic biology and international collaboration could help turn microbiome science into practical solutions for human, animal and environmental health.

A systematic review and meta-analysis of 13 randomized controlled trials involving 969 patients found that virtual reality (VR) was associated with short-term reductions in cancer-related pain and anxiety. Effects appeared more consistent in procedural settings and pediatric populations. However, because the evidence was low certainty and study methods varied substantially, further high-quality trials are needed before routine implementation.

A three-herb formula (Ganoderma lucidum, Rhodiola rosea, Paecilomyces hepiali) restored immune function in rats kept under simulated microgravity and then challenged with bacteria. Inflammation fell and the spleen stayed intact, with NF-κB/RelA, a switch that drives inflammation, held in check. This study provides a new approach for developing functional foods suitable for use during long-duration spaceflight.

Hot pepper (Capsicum annuum cv. Georgia Flame) is capable of remediating Cd, Ni, Cu and Zn from contaminated sites, and biochar combined with other amendments can improve metal uptake. Heavy metal concentrations in its fruits remain below safe consumption thresholds, demonstrating that phytoremediation using hot pepper represents a cost‑effective and eco‑friendly strategy for metal remediation.

Researchers have developed a fast, non-intrusive diagnostic approach for resolving the electron-density evolution of plasma generated by microscale explosive detonation. By combining microwave Rayleigh scattering with high-speed imaging, optical emission spectroscopy, thermodynamic calculations, and finite-element simulations, the study quantitatively determines the time-resolved electron density of HMX detonation plasma. The electron density reaches the order of 10²⁵ m⁻³, persists for approximately 1.91 μs, and exhibits a pronounced multi-peak evolution associated with the pulsation of detonation products.

Now, writing (DOI: 10.1016/j.esci.2025.100520) in the journal  eScience (Volume 6, Issue 4, July 2026), researchers from Jeju National University in South Korea, Queensland University of Technology in Australia, and Shivaji University in India report a humidity-sensitive memristive device built on a Au/Ni₂P₂O₇/fluorine-doped tin oxide (FTO) architecture. The device achieves analog resistive switching with tunable resistance states under varying relative humidity (RH) levels, and demonstrates non-contact synaptic responses using moisture from a human finger.