A growing body of evidence is drawing a surprising connection between poor oral health and liver disease. This new review explores how chronic gum infections might influence liver inflammation and damage through shared inflammatory pathways, dysbiosis, and microbial translocation. While not yet a smoking gun, the findings suggest that treating periodontitis in patients with liver disease could reduce complications and improve outcomes—but more high-quality research is needed.

American Sign Language (ASL) recognition systems often struggle with accuracy due to similar gestures, poor image quality and inconsistent lighting. To address this, researchers developed a system that translates gestures into text with 98.2% accuracy, operating in real time under varying conditions. Using a standard webcam and advanced tracking, it offers a scalable solution for real-world use, with MediaPipe tracking 21 keypoints on each hand and YOLOv11 classifying ASL letters precisely.

New research in JNCCN from The Ohio State University Wexner Medical Center and James Comprehensive Cancer Center found socially vulnerable patients with metastatic pancreatic cancer were significantly less likely to receive key components of quality care and had poorer survival.

As scientists explore the connections between nutrition and the aging brain, a new study from researchers at Tufts University is shedding light on how insufficient consumption of vitamin K may adversely affect cognition as people get older.

Coupling reactions are essential in the synthesis of pharmaceuticals, agrochemicals, and advanced materials, but traditional methods often rely on costly and environmentally taxing transition metal catalysts. Now, researchers from Japan have reviewed emerging transition metal-free alternatives that align better with green chemistry principles. Their study highlights hypervalent iodine-mediated coupling, a strategy that enables selective bond formation without rare metals. By leveraging diaryliodonium salts, this approach can greatly enhance efficiency and reduce waste in coupling reactions.