On March 28, 2025, a devastating 7.7 magnitude earthquake struck Myanmar, causing an estimated 3,600-5,350 fatalities and leaving around 200,000 people homeless. A rapid damage assessment by the United Nations University Institute for Water, Environment and Health (UNU-INWEH) utilized satellite radar data to analyze seven major cities, including Mandalay. The analysis estimated that over 157,000 buildings were likely damaged, with damage rates in the assessed cities ranging from 20% to 73%. The catastrophic losses are attributed to the widespread collapse of vulnerable structures, exacerbated by failures to enforce the Myanmar National Building Code. The report advocates for comprehensive mitigation strategies, including the adoption and enforcement of modern seismic codes, retrofitting existing buildings, and improved land-use planning to enhance resilience against future seismic events.

New research has been published ahead-of-print by The Journal of Nuclear Medicine (JNM). JNM is published by the Society of Nuclear Medicine and Molecular Imaging, an international scientific and medical organization dedicated to advancing nuclear medicine, molecular imaging, and theranostics—precision medicine that allows diagnosis and treatment to be tailored to individual patients in order to achieve the best possible outcomes.

An Aston University optometrist, Professor James Wolffsohn, has determined an optimum blinking exercise routine for people suffering with dry eye disease, and has developed a new app, MyDryEye, to help them complete the routine to ease their symptoms.

University of Michigan researchers have uncovered new details of the process that HIV uses to hijack cells' transportation systems for its own survival.