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Friday, 15 May 2026

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A New Breast Cancer Prognostic Signature Identifies the Genes Tumours Need to Survive
Lead StoryGenetics & Molecular Biology

A New Breast Cancer Prognostic Signature Identifies the Genes Tumours Need to Survive

Researchers used CRISPR gene-editing to identify the essential genes breast cancer cells require to stay alive. The resulting nine-gene model predicts patient outcomes more accurately than traditional clinical methods.

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Chemistry & Material Science

Breaking the Thermodynamic Ceiling: A New Path for Photocatalytic Nitrogen Reduction

Researchers have developed a method to produce ammonia using light and a lithium hydride catalyst. This technique bypasses traditional thermal limits by using specific wavelengths to manipulate chemical intermediates.

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Computer Science & AI

How Deep Learning Posture Recognition Turns Your Skeleton Into Data

Researchers developed a new model called DDGAPR that uses graph neural networks to track athletic movement. In a computational setting, the system improves motion recognition accuracy by 18% over previous methods.

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Medicine & Health

Optimising Geographic Atrophy clinical trial design for faster results

Researchers found that adding a 'run-in' observation period to trials allows patients to serve as their own controls. This method could reduce the number of participants needed for a study by over 80%.

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Environmental Science

Predicting Carbon Sink Stability via Land use and land cover change (LULC)

Early-stage research maps a 40-year shift from forest to farmland in Nigeria. These preliminary findings suggest a significant loss of savannah woodland, highlighting the need for data-driven conservation to maintain micro-climate stability.

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Chemistry & Material Science

The Future of Energy: Scaling Hydridoborate Solid Electrolytes for Safer Batteries

Researchers are refining hydridoborate solid electrolytes to replace flammable liquid components in next-generation batteries. These materials offer high conductivity and unique mechanical softness, enabling easier manufacturing via cold pressing.

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Neuroscience

The molecular thermostat: How TNF-alpha cortical plasticity governs the adult brain

Researchers have discovered that the protein TNF-alpha acts as a regulator for neural flexibility. Without it, the adult brain fails to 'harden', remaining in a state of perpetual, child-like malleability.

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Computer Science & AI

The quantum limit of stock price prediction

A preliminary comparison of classical and quantum machine learning models reveals that exotic architectures fail to beat market noise on short timeframes. While quantum models are parameter-efficient, they do not yet provide a superior trading edge.