Welcome to In the Spotlight, where each month we shine a light on something exciting, timely, or simply fascinating from the world of science.
This month, we’re focusing on artificial intelligence (AI), a topic that continues to capture attention everywhere. Here, you’ll find the latest research news, insights, and discoveries shaping how AI is being developed and used across the world.
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Updates every hour. Last Updated: 18-Nov-2025 17:11 ET (18-Nov-2025 22:11 GMT/UTC)
Computed tomography perfusion and angiography for death by neurologic criteria
JAMA NetworkPeer-Reviewed Publication
- Journal
- JAMA Neurology
c-Fos expression differentially acts in the healthy brain compared with Alzheimer’s disease
Xia & He Publishing Inc.Peer-Reviewed Publication
- Journal
- Gene Expression
BGI Genomics successfully concludes first Southeast Asia training workshop
BGI GenomicsMeeting Announcement
BGI Genomics has successfully wrapped up its inaugural Whole Exome Sequencing (WES) Interpretation of Genetic Diseases Training Workshop for Southeast Asia, marking a significant milestone in international genomics education.
Held at the BGI Center in late May, the workshop brought together emerging healthcare professionals and researchers from Thailand, Indonesia, and Vietnam for a week of intensive, hands-on learning.
Doctoral thesis explores visual media through the lens of machine vision
Estonian Research CouncilReports and Proceedings
New AI method makes cancer tracking faster and easier using blood tests
Agency for Science, Technology and Research (A*STAR), SingaporePeer-Reviewed Publication
Singapore – Scientists from the A*STAR Genome Institute of Singapore (A*STAR GIS) have developed a new artificial intelligence (AI)-based method called "Fragle" that makes tracking cancer easier and faster using blood tests. Requiring only a small blood sample, this method analyses the size of DNA fragments in the blood to reveal distinct patterns that differentiate cancer DNA from healthy DNA, helping doctors track cancer treatment response more accurately and frequently. The research was published in Nature Biomedical Engineering in March 2025.
Study provides novel insights into dialogue-based teaching intervention in Chinese classrooms
ECNU Review of EducationPeer-Reviewed Publication
Dialogic pedagogy has been highly valued and promoted in classrooms globally over the past few decades. However, there persists a stereotype that view Chinese classrooms as authoritative and full of rote learning. A new study has systematically reviewed several dialogue-based teaching interventions implemented in Chinese elementary and secondary schools. This review suggests that these interventions were mostly integrated with school subject fields and exert both cognitive and noncognitive effects on Chinese students
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- ECNU Review of Education