A new study, published in Nature Communications, shows how RNA — normally just a messenger — gets hijacked to build liquid-like “droplet hubs” in the nucleus of cells. These hubs act as command centers, switching on growth-promoting genes. But the research team at Texas A&M University didn’t stop at observing this; they created a molecular switch to dissolve the hubs on demand, cutting off the cancer’s growth at its source.

A new study published in The Lancet Child & Adolescent Health found that the loss of US bilateral health aid is projected to result in an additional 2.5 million pediatric TB cases and 340,000 pediatric TB deaths in LMICs between 2025 and 2034, compared to pre-2025 funding levels. Moreover, the possible withdrawal of US support to the Global Fund to Fight AIDS, Tuberculosis, and Malaria (the Global Fund) along with reduced TB funding from other countries would likely result in an additional 8.9 million child TB cases, and more than 1.5 million child deaths during this period—more than double the expected totals if funding continued at pre-2025 levels.