Postmenopausal women are at higher risk for both osteoporosis and depression, yet no single treatment effectively addresses both conditions because their shared biological basis remains poorly understood. In a recent study, researchers discovered that a traditional plant extract used in traditional Chinese medicine could act on a common molecular pathway underlying both bone loss and mood disorders, paving the way for treatments that target both conditions at once.

Antibiotic resistance is making bacterial infections harder to treat, demanding new therapeutic strategies. A new review highlights bacterial extracellular vesicles (BEVs) as promising nanoscale tools that can kill pathogens, block infection, enhance vaccines, and deliver drugs. By integrating genetic, chemical, and physical engineering, researchers demonstrate how BEVs can be transformed into customizable “nanoweapons.” This approach could reshape infection treatment by enabling safer, targeted, and more effective alternatives to conventional antibiotics.

Differences in brain connectivity are linked to several neurodevelopmental disorders, yet scientists still struggle to determine what changes are shared or unique to each condition. A new study analyzing brain scans from more than 2,100 individuals reveals a common pattern of disrupted neural connectivity across autism, ADHD, and schizophrenia. The research also identifies distinct molecular and cellular signatures for each disorder, offering insight into how complex psychiatric conditions arise from overlapping yet different biological mechanisms.

A review paper by scientists at Shenyang Institute of Automation, Chinese Academy of Science presented a comprehensive overview of the construction, control, and application of cyborg animals composed of biological and electromechanical systems.

The review paper, published on Mar 26, 2026 in the journal Cyborg and Bionic Systems.

This study aims to develop a contrast-free, high-sensitivity ultrasound method, denoted as Radon transform-based flow measurement (R-Flow), for in vivo mapping of microvascular flow vectors and for establishing R-Flow-derived vector-field metrics to noninvasively quantify microcirculatory patterns in liver cirrhosis.