Researchers in Japan have successfully generated lung cells similar to alveolar epithelial type 2 (AT2) cells from mouse embryonic fibroblasts without using stem cell technology. The AT2-like cells were generated in just 7 to 10 days—a significant reduction compared to the approximately one month typically required by conventional stem cell-based differentiation methods. This approach may pave the way for treating interstitial pneumonia and other serious respiratory diseases.

An Osaka Metropolitan University-led research team has developed an index for determining appropriate irradiation conditions for laser treatment and conducted an in-silico-supported meta-analysis that analyzed treatments within that index. 

The intricate, hidden processes that sustain coral life are being revealed through a new microscope developed by scientists at UC San Diego’s Scripps Institution of Oceanography.

The diver-operated microscope — called the Benthic Underwater Microscope imaging PAM, or BUMP — incorporates pulse amplitude modulated (PAM) light techniques to offer an unprecedented look at coral photosynthesis on micro-scales. Funded by the National Science Foundation, the new microscope will help scientists uncover precisely why corals bleach, and inform remediation efforts. While the bleaching process is known, it’s not fully understood, and it hasn’t been possible to study in depth in the field — until now.

The 2025 Guangci Laboratory Medicine Innovation and Development Conference was successfully concluded at Shanghai Qingsongcheng Hotel! With the theme of "Innovation, Leadership, and Development", this conference successfully brought together nearly 100 well-known experts and scholars at home and abroad, and carried out in-depth dialogues and collisions of ideas around the cutting-edge hotspots in the field of clinical and laboratory medicine.

A novel real-time automated damage detection method leveraging reinforcement learning has been unveiled in a recent study published in Engineering. The research, spearheaded by Chengwen Zhang, Qing Chun, and Yijie Lin from Southeast University, China, introduces an innovative approach that significantly enhances the efficiency and accuracy of damage detection in structural health monitoring (SHM) systems, particularly for architectural heritage.

A research team has evaluated the real-world effectiveness of a community-based pneumococcal vaccination support program for older adults. They conducted their study in Sera Town, Hiroshima Prefecture, Japan. Their research shows that the pneumococcal vaccination support program for older residents reduced pneumonia-related mortality.