Scientists have identified how the first domino falls after a person encounters an allergen, signalling a new strategy for the prevention of life-threatening allergic reactions. [ + ]

Scientists have used a layer of gold to improve the sharpness of X-ray imaging and potentially boost the speeds at which X-ray scans can be processed. [ + ]

A novel approach to stimulate muscle — by using brief and mild pulsed electromagnetic field exposure — has been used to produce and release proteins possessing anticancer properties. [ + ]

Collaboration, transparency and a shared commitment to sustainability could pave the path towards a future where a universal reader revolutionises diagnostic testing. [ + ]

Researchers have demonstrated that indoor gardening can increase the bacterial diversity of the skin and boost levels of anti-inflammatory molecules in the blood. [ + ]

The James Webb Space Telescope has helped researchers to witness the birth of some of the universe's earliest galaxies, somewhere between 13.3 and 13.4 billion years ago. [ + ]

US researchers have assessed the risk of H5N1 bird flu infection by consuming raw milk, while others have found an experimental mRNA vaccine appears highly effective in preventing severe illness and death. [ + ]

Dutch scientists have engineered a sticky substance that protects plants from diseases and pests by trapping them when they land on plant leaves, incapacitating them. [ + ]

The new research is important for understanding the different communities of microbes in different environments across ready-to eat-food facilities. [ + ]

Using image-based deep learning and dynamic shape classification techniques, researchers have developed a novel method of checking red blood cell deformability that is said to be less invasive. [ + ]

An ultrasmall implant, with electrodes the size of a single neuron that can remain intact in the human body, holds promise for future vision implants for the blind. [ + ]

Researchers found a way to maximise the adhesion of the material by using shape-memory polymers, which can stick and detach easily when needed simply by heating them. [ + ]

Researchers paired venetoclax, a current standard-of-care anticancer drug for acute myeloid leukaemia, with a STING agonist, an emerging class of immunotherapy drug. [ + ]

To many healthcare buyers in the US, Europe, South-East Asia, Africa and South America, China remains an enigmatic and largely unexplored entity. [ + ]

The genomic tree sheds new light on the evolutionary history of flowering plants and their rise to ecological dominance on Earth. [ + ]