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2-Jul-2025

KAIST enhances immunotherapy for difficult-to-treat brain tumors with gut microbiota

The Korea Advanced Institute of Science and Technology (KAIST)
Peer-Reviewed Publication

Advanced treatments, known as immunotherapies that activate T cells—our body's immune cells—to eliminate cancer cells, have shown limited efficacy as standalone therapies for glioblastoma, the most lethal form of brain tumor. This is due to their minimal response to glioblastoma and high resistance to treatment.

Journal: Cell Reports

2-Jul-2025

Eucalyptus plantations host fewer bird species than native forests and pine plantations

University of the Basque Country
Peer-Reviewed Publication

According to a study by the EHU’s BEZ-EKOFISKO research group, the choice of using eucalyptus in forestry needs to be reconsidered. The research highlights an urgent need to conserve and restore native forests, as the composition of bird species has been found to vary between eucalyptus plantations, pine plantations and native forests.

Journal: Forest Ecology and Management

2-Jul-2025

Safely navigating treetops thanks to a scaly tail

Swiss Federal Laboratories for Materials Science and Technology (Empa)
Peer-Reviewed Publication

African scaly-tailed squirrels use their scaled tails to safely move across the smooth bark of trees in their native rainforest habitats. Researchers from Empa, the Swiss Federal Laboratories for Materials Science and Technology, and the Max Planck Institute for Intelligent Systems have for the first time investigated the physics of these thorn-covered scales located on the underside of the squirrel tails through mathematical and physical models. Their findings could eventually enable agile and energy-efficient bionic robots and drones.

Journal: Journal of The Royal Society Interface

2-Jul-2025

Outer membrane lipid homeostasis in Gram-negative bacteria

National University of Singapore

Researchers from the National University of Singapore (NUS) have solved a 60-year-old mystery in bacterial cell envelope biology, defining the primary function of an important protein complex responsible for maintaining the stability of the outer membrane (OM).

Journal: Nature Communications

1-Jul-2025

Against the odds: Endometriosis linked to four times higher pregnancy rates than other causes of infertility, new study reveals

European Society of Human Reproduction and Embryology
Reports and Proceedings

A landmark 30-year study of over four million women in England has revealed that women with endometriosis-associated infertility are significantly more likely to become pregnant compared to those with infertility from other causes.

Meeting: ESHRE 41st Annual Meeting

1-Jul-2025

Microplastics discovered in human reproductive fluids, new study reveals

European Society of Human Reproduction and Embryology
Reports and Proceedings

New research presented today at the 41st Annual Meeting of the European Society of Human Reproduction and Embryology (ESHRE) reveals the presence of microplastics in human reproductive fluids, raising important questions about their potential risks to fertility and reproductive health.

Meeting: ESHRE 41st Annual Meeting

1-Jul-2025

Plants seek friendly environments rather than adapt

University of California - Davis
Peer-Reviewed Publication

As jewelflowers spread into California from the desert Southwest over the past couple of million years, they settled in places that felt like home, according to a new study from UC Davis. The work shows that the ability of plants and animals to adapt to changing climates might be more limited than it appears.

Journal: Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences