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  1. Issue 59  ·  30 October 2026  ·  15 papers

    In mice and lab cells, a new drug shrank tumors by blocking a protein-building enzyme.

  2. Issue 58  ·  28 October 2026  ·  15 papers

    In mice, a stress protein weakens brain energy use and hurts memory and learning.

  3. Issue 57  ·  26 October 2026  ·  15 papers

    Small genetic scores for school success link to both acting-out and anxious behavior in kids.

  4. Issue 56  ·  24 October 2026  ·  15 papers

    In 30 cancer patients, a blood treatment calmed severe immune reactions caused by cancer drugs.

  5. Issue 55  ·  22 October 2026  ·  15 papers

    The Amazon now releases more carbon than it absorbs, mostly from fires and deforestation.

  6. Issue 54  ·  20 October 2026  ·  15 papers

    In a computer model, tiny invisible pores in rock act as bridges that boost fluid flow.

  7. Issue 53  ·  18 October 2026  ·  15 papers

    A custom probe tool found bird flu and human flu genes in real sewage samples.

  8. Issue 52  ·  16 October 2026  ·  15 papers

    In mice and human cells, blocking one protein protected brain blood vessels and preserved memory.

  9. Issue 51  ·  14 October 2026  ·  15 papers

    Clinical trials of AI chatbots often fail to report key safety and method details.

  10. Issue 50  ·  12 October 2026  ·  15 papers

    A gut microbe's strains differ widely, and some may weaken immune tolerance.

  11. Issue 49  ·  10 October 2026  ·  15 papers

    Spreading offspring in more varied ways helps protect a species from dying out locally.

  12. Issue 48  ·  8 October 2026  ·  15 papers

    A tribute honors immunologist Barry Bloom, who shifted immune research toward real disease germs.

  13. Issue 47  ·  6 October 2026  ·  15 papers

    In adults, a brain activity pattern formed during fear learning predicted fear's return after brain...

  14. Issue 46  ·  4 October 2026  ·  15 papers

    A lung cancer vaccine plus immune drug brought immune cells into tumors but did not shrink them.

  15. Issue 45  ·  2 October 2026  ·  15 papers

    Menopause shapes long term health risks, and over 200 hormone therapy types each carry different risks and...

  16. Issue 44  ·  30 September 2026  ·  15 papers

    A daily probiotic lozenge cut severe mouth sores during head and neck radiation treatment.

  17. Issue 43  ·  28 September 2026  ·  15 papers

    In mice, targeted nanoparticles shrank tumor scarring and restored immune attack on cancer.

  18. Issue 42  ·  26 September 2026  ·  14 papers

    Young people at each HIV stage show a different pattern of inflammation in their blood.

  19. Issue 41  ·  24 September 2026  ·  15 papers

    In mice, a gut sensor called NOD1 causes lasting gut and brain damage after infection.

  20. Issue 40  ·  22 September 2026  ·  15 papers

    Deep-ocean heatwaves near the equator are growing stronger and harming ocean plant life.

  21. Issue 39  ·  20 September 2026  ·  15 papers

    More REM and deep sleep tied to lower risk for dozens of diseases in adults.

  22. Issue 38  ·  18 September 2026  ·  15 papers

    Tracking blood test changes over years spotted cancer better than checking one result alone.

  23. Issue 37  ·  16 September 2026  ·  15 papers

    Dengue infection risk swings from about 1% to over 50% a year across Timor-Leste.

  24. Issue 36  ·  14 September 2026  ·  15 papers

    An AI tool using blood and health data helped doctors predict immunotherapy response in lung cancer better...

  25. Issue 35  ·  12 September 2026  ·  15 papers

    Japanese forests shifted toward one type of tree fungus partner in just 15 years.

  26. Issue 34  ·  10 September 2026  ·  15 papers

    In mice, gut infections leave long-lasting immune memory cells stationed around the brain's protective lining.

  27. Issue 33  ·  8 September 2026  ·  15 papers

    Six blood-based aging tests agreed a lung drug trial lowered patients' biological age.

  28. Issue 32  ·  6 September 2026  ·  15 papers

    Tropical cropland is spreading onto steeper forest land, tripling yearly carbon loss since 2004.

  29. Issue 31  ·  4 September 2026  ·  15 papers

    In mice, tumors release a substance that blocks T cells from attacking cancer.

  30. Issue 30  ·  2 September 2026  ·  15 papers

    In a China model, wind and solar plans boost yearly solar power by over 57,000 gigawatt-hours through...

  31. Issue 29  ·  31 August 2026  ·  15 papers

    A five-part hospital program made frail elderly heart patients stronger and less frail after one year.

  32. Issue 28  ·  29 August 2026  ·  15 papers

    In mice, low-dose carbon ion radiation sparked stronger tumor immunity than a much higher x-ray dose.

  33. Issue 27  ·  27 August 2026  ·  15 papers

    An eye scan predicted age within 2.85 years and flagged disease risk differently in men and women.

  34. Issue 26  ·  25 August 2026  ·  15 papers

    About 63% of river fish will face more lasting heat barriers under high pollution levels.

  35. Issue 25  ·  23 August 2026  ·  15 papers

    Grocery swap suggestions made online shopping carts healthier or lower carbon, depending on the suggestion...

  36. Issue 24  ·  21 August 2026  ·  15 papers

    In mice, a cholesterol-making protein secretly drives harmful immune cells that fuel autoimmune disease.

  37. Issue 23  ·  19 August 2026  ·  15 papers

    Certain gut bacteria in lung tumors boost a warning signal that activates immune cells.

  38. Issue 22  ·  17 August 2026  ·  14 papers

    In mouse cells, two different viruses build very different stress granules during infection.

  39. Issue 21  ·  15 August 2026  ·  14 papers

    In animals, fat bubbles carried genetic instructions across the brain's protective barrier into brain cells.

  40. Issue 20  ·  13 August 2026  ·  15 papers

    Fertility treatment raised stroke related risk by 44% but not other heart disease risks.

  41. Issue 19  ·  11 August 2026  ·  15 papers

    In mice, two gene switches normally curb harmful immune cells but fail inside inflamed brain tissue.

  42. Issue 18  ·  9 August 2026  ·  15 papers

    In rodents, a tiny protein cage vaccine protected against two deadly Ebola virus types.

  43. Issue 17  ·  7 August 2026  ·  15 papers

    Liraglutide lowers a key water balancing hormone in healthy people and changes related proteins in rats.

  44. Issue 16  ·  5 August 2026  ·  14 papers

    A DNA folding map in human immune cells links gut disease risk genes to specific gene switches.

  45. Issue 15  ·  3 August 2026  ·  15 papers

    Counting mutated gene copies, not just their presence, predicts cancer survival and spread patterns.

  46. Issue 14  ·  1 August 2026  ·  15 papers

    Fat filled immune cells inside liver tumors help cancer resist a common immunotherapy drug.

  47. Issue 13  ·  30 July 2026  ·  15 papers

    Only adults used broad memory context to guide choices; kids used single memories at every age.

  48. Issue 12  ·  28 July 2026  ·  15 papers

    In mice, an antibody treatment for tumors fails without a working internal immune sensor.

  49. Issue 11  ·  26 July 2026  ·  15 papers

    After a typhoon, rivers clogged with landslide debris flooded 44% more land than before.

  50. Issue 10  ·  24 July 2026  ·  15 papers

    Giving a drug within 12 hours cut serious kidney damage or death by about one third.

  51. Issue 09  ·  22 July 2026  ·  15 papers

    In mice, restoring a thymus hormone calmed inflamed immune cells and improved cancer treatment in old age.

  52. Issue 08  ·  20 July 2026  ·  15 papers

    A protein called ASB2 stops liver immune cells from storing extra fat, keeping them alive to fight tumors.

  53. Issue 07  ·  17 July 2026  ·  10 papers

    AI speeds up writing papers, but checking them by hand makes publishing slower and pricier.

  54. Issue 06  ·  15 July 2026  ·  9 papers

    Earth's magnetic storms may be twice as strong as once believed, with no true limit.

  55. Issue 05  ·  13 July 2026  ·  10 papers

    Roots can detect and steer away from rotting plant matter using acid signals in soil.

  56. Issue 04  ·  10 July 2026  ·  10 papers

    A new statistical test can show if custom treatments beat one-size-fits-all options.

  57. Issue 03  ·  8 July 2026  ·  10 papers

    A double-acting HIV antibody was safe and well tolerated in its first human trial.

  58. Issue 02  ·  6 July 2026  ·  10 papers

    A magnet based on orbital flow boosted a resistance effect 70 times more than a normal magnet.

  59. Issue 01  ·  5 July 2026  ·  10 papers

    Uneven atom layers make it easier for this material to flip its charge.

  60. Issue 00  ·  3 July 2026  ·  7 papers

    A globally consistent, year by year map of human migration across 230 countries from 1990 to the present...