Recently, a paradigm-shifting review published in MedComm-Future Medicine redefines the skin as a “central command center” that orchestrates health across multiple organs. Led by Prof. Ting Li’s team at Macau University of Science and Technology, the study identifies key molecular messengers, particularly the immune protein IL-17A, that derive bidirectional signaling along the newly defined “skin-organ axis”. By combining evidence from clinical trials with advanced microfluidic organ-chip models, this work proposes a roadmap for revolutionary therapies targeting systemic diseases from arthritis to depression.

Statisticians from the National University of Singapore (NUS) have developed a pioneering approach for analysing population-scale metabolomic data, marking a major advancement in the precision and depth of metabolic profiling. This new method promises to improve both personalised healthcare and preventive medicine by improving the accuracy and interpretability of metabolic analyses.

Seoul National University College of Engineering has announced that a joint research team led by Professor Hyobin Yoo from the Department of Materials Science and Engineering, in collaboration with Professor Young-Woo Son (Korea Institute for Advanced Study) and Professor Changwon Park (Ewha Womans University), has successfully developed a two-dimensional (2D) quantum material platform through the superposition of moiré lattices. The research was published online on May 14 in Nature, the most prestigious journal in science and technology, under the title “Unconventional domain tessellations in moiré-of-moiré lattices.” The study was supported by the National Research Foundation of Korea’s Young Researcher Program and SRC program, the POSCO Science Fellowship from the POSCO TJ Park Foundation, and the Korea Institute for Advanced Study. This study marks the first atomic-level identification of hierarchical structures and complex interlayer interactions resulting from the superposition of different moiré lattices in a trilayer graphene system. The work is expected to offer a promising new solid-state platform for the development of programmable quantum devices and next-generation electronic materials.

A research team sheds light on the intricate regulatory mechanisms governing anthocyanin biosynthesis in horticultural plants, offering insights that could enhance plant traits and agricultural productivity.

Discontinuous Deformation Analysis (DDA), a powerful tool for simulating the mechanical behavior of rock masses and discontinuous systems, has seen remarkable progress in recent 40 years. This article reviews DDA's evolution and explores how its integration with artificial intelligence (AI) could enhance simulation accuracy and computational efficiency.