Youth
A new study published in Tobacco Control has revealed a significant association between cannabis use and progression to regular tobacco use among US youth and young adults. According to the research, among US youths aged 12-17 years who used cannabis, 32.7% progressed to regular tobacco use in 2021, an
Pollution control
Research on spent lithium battery recycling and evaluation methods has been conducted to address the challenges in energy consumption efficiency, pollution control, element recovery rate, and process versatility. The study, conducted by researchers from China Jiliang University, aimed to systematically review the current status of spent lithium battery recycling and
Cancer
Researchers at Westlake University in Hangzhou, People's Republic of China, have made a significant discovery in the field of cancer treatment. By engineering a pluripotential biomimetic nanovehicle (ADM) that can target tumors and modulate the tumor immune microenvironment (TME), they have developed a platform that can potentiate anti-tumor
Cancer
Researchers at Xuzhou Medical University have made a significant discovery in the field of cancer gene therapy, developing a novel bioorthogonal liposome-based drug delivery system that enhances tumor-specific accumulation and achieves controlled drug release. This innovative approach has shown promise in improving therapeutic outcomes for cancer patients, with a tumor
Cancer
Research from Beijing Institute of Technology reveals that bacteria can serve as a promising vehicle for targeted drug delivery systems in cancer therapy, leveraging their innate ability to target the tumour microenvironment and their intrinsic immune-stimulating properties. This review synthesizes recent advances in bacteria-mediated cancer therapy, exploring the mechanisms underlying
Algorithms
Researchers from Southern Technical University, in collaboration with Mahmood A. Al-Shareeda and Ahmad Taher Azar, have developed a novel hybrid application mapping framework that integrates Genetic Algorithm (GA) with Reinforcement Learning (RL) to optimize task allocation in 2D Network-on-Chip based Multiprocessor System-on-Chip (NoC-based MPSoC) architectures. This innovative approach, called Reinforcement
Genetic research
Researchers from Nanjing Agricultural University have developed a novel methylation site prediction model called UniMethylNet, which achieves a mean accuracy of 87.78% and a mean area under the receiver operating characteristic curve of 93.01% on 20 public data sets. This model incorporates a Position Linear Layer to capture
Genetic research
Research from Nanjing Agricultural University has led to the development of a novel methylation site prediction model, UniMethylNet, that has achieved a mean accuracy of 87.78% and a mean area under the receiver operating characteristic curve of 93.01%. This breakthrough model incorporates a Position Linear Layer, a Bidirectional
Electronic components
Samsung Electronics Co. Ltd. has filed a patent for advanced magnetic memory devices, which could potentially emerge as next-generation semiconductor memory devices due to their high-speed and non-volatile characteristics. The patent, filed on August 4, 2022, was published online on October 14, 2025, and is assigned to Samsung Electronics Co.
Solar energy industry
Researchers at Nanchang Hangkong University have made significant discoveries in the field of mathematics, specifically in the area of photovoltaic (PV) system modeling. They have developed an enhanced weighted-mean-of-vectors optimization (EINFO) algorithm to efficiently determine the unknown parameters in PV systems. This breakthrough is essential for simulating, controlling, and evaluating
Solar energy industry
Researchers at Mohammed V University Rabat have utilized density functional theory to examine the photovoltaic, photocatalytic, and thermoelectric performance of five multifunctional vacancy-ordered double perovskites: Cs2TiI6, Cs2GeI6, Cs2SeI6, Cs2SnI6, and Cs2TeI6. The study found that these materials have promising prospects for next-generation energy solutions, with Cs2TiI6 being a good choice
T cells
Research has shed new light on the genetic factors contributing to pulmonary tuberculosis (PTB) susceptibility in the Thai population, revealing a significant association between CTLA-4 gene polymorphisms, particularly CTLA4+6230A/G, and the risk of PTB. The study, conducted by researchers from Srinakharinwirot University, used polymerase chain reaction-restriction fragment length
