Biology
Updates every hour. Last Updated: 10-Dec-2025 01:11 ET (10-Dec-2025 06:11 GMT/UTC)
Measuring cellular processes in microseconds gives WVU biochemists new view of how diseases begin
West Virginia UniversityGrant and Award Announcement
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- NIH/National Institutes of Health
Scientists receive £2.8 million funding boost to advance research into low-grade brain tumors
University of PlymouthGrant and Award Announcement
The Brain Tumour Research Centre of Excellence at the University of Plymouth is a hub for world-leading research into low-grade tumours including low-grade glioma, meningioma, and schwannoma. Renewed funding from the charity Brain Tumour Research will enable scientists to deepen their understanding of how these tumours develop and translate that knowledge into life-changing therapies.
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- Brain Tumour Research
Next-generation neuro: Studying the infant brain in motion
Virginia TechGrant and Award Announcement
With a new $2.3 million, four-year grant from the National Institute of Biomedical Imaging and Bioengineering, part of the National Institutes of Health, researchers at Virginia Tech’s Fralin Biomedical Research Institute at VTC are developing tools and techniques for gathering high-quality brain function data during during parent-child interactions.
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- NIH/National Institute of Biomedical Imaging & Bioengineering
New evidence questions the benefit of calcium supplements in pregnancy for preventing pre-eclampsia
CochranePeer-Reviewed Publication
An updated Cochrane review has found that calcium supplementation has no effect on pre-eclampsia, challenging long-held assumptions about the role of calcium in preventing hypertensive disorders in pregnancy.
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- Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews
‘Jaws’ impact may be wearing off as shark perceptions soften
University of South AustraliaPeer-Reviewed Publication
Teeth. Ocean. Predator. These are the three most common words used to describe sharks, according to a new global survey published in Wildlife Research, eliciting 1000 different text responses.
Study provides comprehensive insights into DNA language models
University of Texas M. D. Anderson Cancer CenterPeer-Reviewed Publication
Researchers examined five AI models on multiple genomic tasks to see how well they performed
Models performed well overall, with each having strengths and weaknesses based on the desired task
Study provides a framework for researchers to choose optimal AI models for specific genomic tasks
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- Nature Communications