30-Sep-2025 Ask an Expert: What happens during a government shutdown? Penn State The U.S. government faces a shutdown on Oct. 1 unless Congress passes a spending bill to keep the government funded. Ed Jenkins, professor of practice in accounting at Penn State, explains in the Q&A below what a government shutdown is and what it means for American citizens and residents who rely on services like Medicare and Social Security.
30-Sep-2025 NCSA’s Delta Assists potential staph infection breakthrough National Center for Supercomputing Applications Atomic simulations on Delta uncovered new revelations on the bond strength of Staphylococcus aureus to human skin.
30-Sep-2025 Artificial intelligence helps scientists better predict, diagnose hard-to-detect form of breast cancer often undetectable on screening Ohio State University Wexner Medical Center New research at The Ohio State University Comprehensive Cancer Center – Arthur G. James Cancer Hospital and Richard J. Solove Research Institute is using artificial intelligence (AI) to devise new ways of predicting which patients will develop an aggressive and difficult-to-detect form of breast cancer called lobular cancer, which represents one in every 10 breast cancers diagnosed in the United States.
30-Sep-2025 Living with idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis is not a death sentence in the eyes of Houghton Hutcheson University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston After a diagnosis of idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis at 78, Houghton Hutcheson continues to live his life and chooses not to wait around for the inevitable.
30-Sep-2025 New modeling tool advances grid reliability DOE/Oak Ridge National Laboratory Researchers at the Department of Energy’s Oak Ridge National Laboratory have developed a new simulation platform for understanding and predicting the behavior of this modern grid. Using a combination of mathematical tools, automation and analysis, the approach provides highly accurate results with less computing time at a lower cost, increasing the reliability of electricity.
30-Sep-2025 New trial investigates how smart flooring could protect older adults from fall-related injuries University of Surrey With 219,000 fall-related emergency hospital admissions among people aged 65 and over in England in 2023/24, a new trial at the University of Surrey is exploring how smart flooring could help prevent serious injuries by cushioning falls – potentially easing pressure on the NHS and reshaping the design of hospitals, care homes and even private homes.
29-Sep-2025 A new era in ASU X-ray science officially begins Arizona State University Scientists have successfully completed a series of commissioning experiments to solve their very first protein structure on a one-of-a-kind X-ray instrument: the compact X-ray light source. This marks a major milestone in the opening of what promises to be the dawn of a new era of scientific discovery and its downstream applications to improve the health and well-being of society. Funder U.S. National Science Foundation
29-Sep-2025 How MSK doctors are using AI to improve radiation treatment Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center MSK researchers are making radiation therapy more precise and safer by harnessing the power of artificial intelligence.
29-Sep-2025 Rice Chemistry chair Martí discusses role in brain health, impact of Prop 14 Rice University Angel Martí, chair of Rice University’s Department of Chemistry, is leading efforts to highlight chemistry’s role in advancing brain health research. With Texas voters set to decide on Proposition 14 in November, which would create the Dementia Prevention and Research Institute of Texas (DPRIT), Martí says now is the right time to underscore how fundamental science paves the way for breakthroughs in treating Alzheimer’s, Parkinson’s and related disorders.
29-Sep-2025 Natural Genetic Engineering could be key to climate resilient crops University of Sheffield Scientists from the University of Sheffield are investigating how plants can accelerate their own evolution through a process of "natural genetic engineering." Funder Natural Environment Research Council
