Surgeons operate on fetuses in the womb to repair congenital conditions like spina bifida before birth. Current tools only allow for continuous monitoring of the fetus’s heartbeat but not other vital signs. New soft, flexible device fits through an operative port already used for fetoscopic surgery to track heart rate, blood oxygen levels and temperature. In large animal model, the device accurately and precisely tracked vital signs even as the uterus and fetus were moved during surgery. Device could sense fetal distress sooner, enabling earlier interventions to prevent complications.

Impulsivity, hyperactivity and difficulty concentrating are some of the symptoms associated with attention deficit hyperactivity disorder. It is estimated that 6% of schoolchildren in Catalonia suffer to a greater or lesser extent from this neurodevelopmental condition. Although genetic factors are the main cause, environmental factors such as exposure to pollutants can increase the risk of developing ADHD or can intensify its symptoms. “These factors influence brain development during pregnancy and the early years of a child’s life,” warned Fina Canals, a researcher with the URV’s Nutrition and Mental Health research group, which has investigated how exposure to metals affects neuropsychological performance and has linked it to the presence of ADHD during childhood.

Sultan Qaboos University (SQU) has achieved a significant milestone in the commercial production of spirulina, a highly nutritious microalgae increasingly recognized worldwide for its role in food security, health supplements, and sustainable production systems.

Conventional treatments of Alzheimer’s disease, one of the most common forms of dementia, have been largely focused on targeting individual pathological features. However, Alzheimer’s disease is a multifactorial disorder driven by multiple, tightly interconnected processes, rendering single-target therapeutic approaches inherently limited. Addressing this challenge, KAIST researchers propose a new strategy that enables the simultaneous regulation of multiple disease-inducing factors simply by rearranging the structural positions of drug candidate molecules without altering their chemical substituents.

The cGAS‑STING pathway detects cellular DNA to trigger type I interferons and cytokines. This review integrates mechanistic immunology with clinical oncology perspectives, dissecting pathway components, regulatory factors, and therapeutic potential for cancer and diverse diseases, bridging fundamental discoveries to clinical applications.