Aim The Indo‐Pacific is the world's largest marine biogeographic region. It is characterised by different degrees of connectivity among its subregions and harbours the majority of demosponge species currently known to science. Comparisons between regional sponge faunas have been undertaken in the past, mostly based on morphological species identification. The Sponge Barcoding Project, in tandem with regional DNA taxonomy campa...

Patients presenting with stroke symptoms suffer from either ischemic stroke, hemorrhagic stroke, transient ischemic attacks (TIA), or “stroke mimics,” which include benign headaches, epilepsy, and vestibular disorders. As ischemic and hemorrhagic stroke patients require different medical treatments, early identification of the underlying cause of symptoms is essential for tailored and urgent medical intervention. This study in...