As the world faces new and often untreatable viral threats, Simon Fraser University researchers have found a way to cut years off the time it takes to discover antiviral drugs. The research enables scientists to quickly create large libraries of nucleoside analogs (NAs), compounds that mimic the building blocks of DNA and RNA and are widely used to treat cancer and viral infections such as HIV and hepatitis.

 Informal caregivers of individuals living with dementia experience notable reductions in stress and improvements in mindfulness within just three to four weeks of using a tailored mobile application, according to a secondary analysis published in JMIR Aging.

Biliary atresia (BA) is the leading cause of liver transplantation in children, yet even after corrective surgery, most infants eventually face liver failure.

A new study co-authored by University of Notre Dame researcher Mohammad Rashidujjaman Rifat shows how AI can help homeschooling parents build culturally responsive lesson plans that incorporate family heritage and cultural norms alongside age-appropriate educational standards.

It is common for solar panels to be shaded by trees, clouds, birds or buildings. For thin-film solar technologies, however, such shading can cause the shaded areas to develop reverse bias stress (negative voltage), which can reduce power-generation efficiency and even damage the modules of the solar cell. A research team at The Hong Kong Polytechnic University (PolyU) has successfully developed a new generation of perovskite–organic tandem solar cells (POTSCs) that not only deliver high power-generation efficiency but also effectively resist the damage caused by negative voltage. Even under an extreme reverse-bias of –40 V, the tandem devices retain more than 90% of their initial power-generation efficiency, far surpassing all existing thin-film solar technologies — marking a key step towards the practical application of thin-film solar technology.

A breakthrough at the University of Missouri transforms how Rocky Mountain spotted fever is diagnosed. The new method detects the deadly tick-borne disease in just 40 minutes — a leap that could help patients get lifesaving treatment sooner.