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. [ + ]

Researchers have found a protein that is responsible for turning off brown fat activity, in a breakthrough which could help to address obesity and related health problems. [ + ]

Researchers have identified fragments from influenza B viruses that the immune system consistently recognise, offering promising targets for a universal influenza B vaccine. [ + ]

Researchers have developed a smart nanoprobe designed to infiltrate prostate tumours and send back a signal using an optical imaging technique known as Raman spectroscopy. [ + ]

In an experiment carried out in rats, chronic administration of melatonin prevented obesity to a greater extent than acute treatment and reduced visceral obesity by around 3%. [ + ]

With a mass 33 times that of the Sun, and based a mere 1926 light-years away, Gaia BH3 is the second-closest known black hole to Earth. [ + ]

An international research team has used artificial intelligence to show that our personalities alter the expression of our genes, and thus affect our health and wellbeing. [ + ]

The Dark Energy Spectroscopic Instrument (DESI) has created the largest 3D map of our cosmos ever constructed, with the most precise measurements to date. [ + ]

A major hurdle for human heart transplantation is the limited storage time of the donor heart outside the body, which is currently only routinely possible for six hours. [ + ]

Researchers have used an ordinary smartphone's built-in magnetometer, or compass, to measure concentrations of glucose — a key marker for diabetes. [ + ]