In a paper published in Earth and Planetary Physics,a research team of seismologists explores strong earthquake hazards along major active faults on the western Ordos margin using multiple seismological methods. The sparse earthquake segments overlapping low b-value anomalies mark stress-loaded locked fault patches, interpreted as potential seismogenic asperities. Theoretical magnitudes estimated from the spatial extents of these sparse segments along the faults are broadly consistent with the magnitude range of historical strong earthquakes.

A Peking University team has automated cataract screening from routine IOL Master 700 scans. Their "lens average density" biomarker achieved an AUC of 0.975 and correlated strongly with the clinical LOCS III standard (ρ = 0.804). The study revealed that highly myopic eyes (axial length ≥26 mm) carry a distinct nuclear cataract signature—83% prevalence versus 40% in normal-length eyes—emerging roughly 12 years earlier. The approach could embed early screening into existing workflows without extra patient burden.

Cancer immunotherapy offers long-term remissions but struggles with primary resistance, complex progression, and severe side effects. A landmark review in Science Bulletin highlights how multimodal AI integrates multi-scale data—from spatial omics and pathology to imaging and health records—to transform patient stratification. Tracing AI's evolution into foundation models and "virtual cells," the authors outline a clinical roadmap balancing efficacy, toxicity, and disease dynamics.

A novel OsSBEIIb allele was identified in an indica rice mutant. The OsSBEIIb mutation increases the resistant starch (RS) content in raw rice flour, as well as in retrograded and heated rice. The chalk2 mutant serves as a valuable indica rice germplasm for breeding high-RS rice varieties.