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Updates every hour. Last Updated: 30-Apr-2025 06:08 ET (30-Apr-2025 10:08 GMT/UTC)

Simple test could better predict your risk of heart disease

Chalmers University of Technology
Peer-Reviewed Publication

For almost 60 years, measuring cholesterol levels in the blood has been the best way to identify individuals at high risk of cardiovascular disease. In a new study, led by Chalmers University of Technology in Sweden and Harvard University in the USA, researchers have shown comprehensively that a combination of two lipoprotein markers, measured in a simple blood test, can give more accurate information about individual risk of heart disease than the current blood cholesterol test, potentially saving lives.

Journal: European Heart Journal
Funder: SciLifeLab & Wallenberg Data Driven Life Science Program, Swedish Research Council

Photonics M3 (Manufacturing, Manipulation, Measurement) Conference

Chinese Society for Optical Engineering
Meeting Announcement

The Photonics M³ (Manufacturing, Manipulation, Measurement) Conference will be held from 1–4 August in the vibrant setting of Bali, Indonesia, bringing together global experts, researchers, and industry leaders to explore cutting-edge advancements in photonics technologies.

Attendees will engage with pioneering research across five key themes: Information Optics, Biomedical Optics, Meta Optics, Advanced Optical Fabrication and Manipulation, and Ultra Precision Measurement Technology and Instruments. These topics reflect the conference’s focus on bridging theoretical innovation with practical applications in photonics manufacturing, manipulation techniques, and ultra-precision measurement systems.

By fostering knowledge exchange among academia, industry, and metrology institutions, the Photonics M³ Conference aims to accelerate breakthroughs in next-generation photonic technologies. Participants will also enjoy networking opportunities in Bali’s inspiring environment, ideal for sparking collaborations that transcend geographical and disciplinary boundaries.

Join us to shape the future of photonics—submit your work and register today!

Accurate and rapid arthritis diagnosis in just 10 minutes

National Research Council of Science & Technology
Peer-Reviewed Publication

Dr. Ho Sang Jung and his research team from the Advanced Bio and Healthcare Materials Research Division at the Korea Institute of Materials Science (KIMS), in collaboration with Seoul St. Mary’s Hospital, have developed a technology that enables the diagnosis of osteoarthritis and rheumatoid arthritis within 10 minutes using synovial fluid.

Journal: Small
Funder: Ministry of Science and ICT

New era of magnetization: HKUST research sheds light on future applications in spintronics and valleytronics

Hong Kong University of Science and Technology
Peer-Reviewed Publication

Altermagnets, which exhibit momentum-dependent spin splitting without spin–orbit coupling (SOC) or net magnetization, have recently attracted significant international attention. A team led by Prof. LIU Junwei from the Department of Physics at the Hong Kong University of Science and Technology (HKUST), along with their experimental collaborators, published their latest research findings in Nature Physics*, which unveiled the first experimental observation of a two-dimensional layered room-temperature altermagnet, validating the theoretical predictions in Nature Communications made by Prof. Liu in 2021.

Journal: Nature Physics

Atomically dispersed barium hydride catalysts developed for deuteration of nonactivated alkylarenes

Dalian Institute of Chemical Physics, Chinese Academy Sciences
Peer-Reviewed Publication

A research group led by Prof. GUO Jianping and Prof. CHEN Ping from the Dalian Institute of Chemical Physics of the Chinese Academy of Sciences, and the collaborators, developed atomically dispersed barium hydride catalysts for the synthesis of deuterated alkylarenes.

Journal: Nature Communications

AI-driven biomarker model may improve detection of cancer cachexia

American Association for Cancer Research
Reports and Proceedings

An AI-driven biomarker model that analyzes routine imaging and clinical information may improve the detection of cancer cachexia, according to results presented by Sabeen Ahmed at AACR Annual Meeting 2025.

Donor hearts are traveling longer distances with machine perfusion

International Society for Heart and Lung Transplantation
Reports and Proceedings

In places like Australia, where metropolitan areas are separated by an entire continent, donor hearts used to go unused simply because transplant teams couldn’t get the organ to a recipient in time. Emily Granger, MBBS, cardiothoracic and heart and lung transplant surgeon at St. Vincent's Hospital, Sydney, Australia, addressed organ transportation time at today’s Annual Meeting and Scientific Sessions of the International Society of Heart and Lung Transplantation (ISHLT) in Boston.

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