30-Mar-2026 New FIU discovery could slow Parkinson’s disease and reduce life-threatening lung injury Florida International University Research from FIU scientists have discovered a promising new compound that could slow the progression of Parkinson's disease and acute lung injury.
30-Mar-2026 Studying two very different viruses is helping this virologist develop new strategies for more potent antiviral treatments Rockefeller University Theodora Hatziioannou used her expertise on HIV-1 to gain insights into SARS-Co-V-2, and vice versa. The potential applications of her insights could be much broader.
30-Mar-2026 Q&A with ORNL’s Advincula on autonomous labs in materials research DOE/Oak Ridge National Laboratory In a recent webinar organized by the National Academy of Engineering in connection with its forthcoming Fall 2025 Bridge issue, Rigoberto “Gobet” Advincula, Oak Ridge National Laboratory–University of Tennessee (UT-ORNL) Governor’s Chair Professor and leader of ORNL’s Macromolecular Nanomaterials Group, discussed the transformative role of AI in polymer research. Advincula shares his insights about that topic in a question-and-answer article. Funder U.S. Department of Energy
29-Mar-2026 Australian fertilizer vulnerability exposed as researchers race to reduce nitrogen dependence Murdoch University A research project led by Murdoch University's Centre for Crop and Food Innovation (CCFI), in collaboration with Australian Grain Technologies, The University of Western Australia, Curtin University and the WA Department of Primary Industries and Regional Development, is working to reduce fertiliser dependency for one of the nation's most important export crops: wheat.
27-Mar-2026 INL workshop empowers teachers to tackle AI DOE/Idaho National Laboratory Idaho teachers leaned into artificial intelligence with a mix of curiosity and caution during a recent professional development session hosted by Idaho National Laboratory.
26-Mar-2026 Brain-inspired AI hardware helps autonomous devices operate efficiently and independently Purdue University Purdue engineer Kaushik Roy is developing brain-inspired AI hardware that combines neural networks, event-based vision and in-memory computing to dramatically cut energy use in autonomous devices. By co-designing algorithms and hardware that mimic how the brain processes and stores information, Roy is enabling drones and robots to navigate, adapt and make real-time decisions. Funder Semiconductor Research Corporation
26-Mar-2026 AFAR’s FAST biomarkers initiative advances as part of federal ARPA-H’s PROSPR program American Federation for Aging Research The American Federation for Aging Research (AFAR) is pleased to announce that FAST (Finding Aging biomarkers by Searching existing Trials)—an initiative incubated and launched by AFAR to accelerate the discovery and validation of biomarkers of aging—will advance as part of the recently launched federal Advanced Research Projects Agency for Health’s (ARPA-H) PROactive Solutions for Prolonging Resilience (PROSPR) program.
26-Mar-2026 Dana-Farber Chair of Pathology, Dr. Kathleen Burns, elected as Fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science Dana-Farber Cancer Institute Dr. Kathleen Burns, Chair of Pathology at Dana-Farber Cancer Institute, has been named a Fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS). Burns is recognized within Medical Sciences for pioneering contributions to understanding the role that mobile genetic elements play in human disease, most notably cancers.
26-Mar-2026 Binghamton University researchers target ovarian cancer in Black women and pancreatic cancer through protein degradation Binghamton University At the Binghamton University School of Pharmacy and Pharmaceutical Sciences (SOPPS) Department of Pharmaceutical Sciences, faculty and student researchers want to new cases of cancer were diagnosed in the United States. One way they seek to do this is by doing the unexpected: focusing on proteins first.
26-Mar-2026 Contaminated aquatic sediments can be remediated on site using new methods University of Eastern Finland The bottom sediment of water bodies is an archive of all human activity. It is a reservoir of nutrients but also of harmful substances – and it can also turn into a source of emissions.
