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01 Science Advances Mitochondrial carbonic anhydrase-VB inhibition rescues brain endothelial stress and memory in Alzheimer’s disease models Free
02 Nature Communications Potential exposure risk of global timber production, carbon stocking, and biodiversity to forest pests Free
03 Science Advances Radical-induced autoxidation dominates squalene oxidative aging under environmental conditions Free
04 Science Advances Sustainable solar water purification: Exploring the structural advantages of higher plants Free
05 Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences An integrative transcriptomic atlas of ALS and aging skeletal muscle defines shared and distinct molecular programs of degeneration Free
06 Science Dendritic computation for abstract rule-based flexible decision-making Subscribers
07 The Astrophysical Journal No Evidence of Vorticity Production from Irrotational Turbulent Gravitational Collapse Yet Subscribers
08 Nature Communications Klebsiella-dominant gut communities are associated with impeded oral rotavirus vaccine response in infants Subscribers
09 Geophysical Research Letters Regime Shifts During Compound Drought‐Heatwave Events Amplify Ecosystem and Heat Stress Risks Subscribers
10 Physical Review Letters Hidden Simplicity in AdS Spinning Mellin Amplitudes via Scaffolding Subscribers
11 Science Stereoselective polysubstituted bicyclo[1.1.0]butane synthesis by rhodium-catalyzed kinetic resolution Subscribers
12 Science Gate-tunable chiral spin mode in WSe 2 /WS 2 moiré superlattices Subscribers
13 Nature Communications Active crustal straining and fault reactivation at Valles Marineris Subscribers
14 Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences Restructuring hydrogen-bonding networks via hydroxyl-functionalized covalent organic frameworks for efficient nitrate electroreduction Subscribers
15 Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences Synthetic reconstitution of planar polarity initiation reveals principles of symmetry breaking across scales Subscribers

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Science Advances·16 October 2026

Nicole L. Lemon, Elisa Canepa et al.

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

A protein found inside tiny energy factories in brain blood vessel cells adds to damage seen in Alzheimer's disease. Blocking this protein protected these cells from dying when exposed to sticky brain plaques. In mice bred to get Alzheimer's, blocking the protein also lowered brain inflammation and helped the mice remember things better.

What it could change Blocking one protein shielded brain blood vessel cells and kept mouse memory intact.

Shows protection in human cells and mice, not yet tested in people.

Mice and lab cells only, no human trial yet.

Integrity screen: passed (3 checks) Checked 20 October 2026. Nicole L. Lemon, Elisa Canepa et al., Mitochondrial carbonic anhydrase-VB inhibition rescues brain endothelial stress and memory in Alzheimer’s disease models Read the source

Nature Communications·15 October 2026

Yuxin Qiao, Jianquan Liu et al.

Pest-rich hotspots overlap with valuable timber, carbon storage, and diverse forests worldwide.

Forest pests gather most heavily in northwestern Europe and eastern North America, and most of these pests are insects. Scientists mapped over 7 million sightings of nearly 1,900 pest species to find this pattern. Small but important parts of the world's forests face high risk. These are places where valuable timber, carbon storage, or many tree types overlap with lots of pests. Stable weather, good rainfall, and heavy timber imports help forests grow well, but they also help pests thrive. Breaking forests into small patches makes them even more vulnerable.

The number 3.5% and 1.6% of global forest

Share of world forest where high pest numbers overlap with valuable timber or carbon storage.

Global mapping study only, no cause-and-effect proof yet.

Integrity screen: passed (3 checks) Checked 16 October 2026. Yuxin Qiao, Jianquan Liu et al., Potential exposure risk of global timber production, carbon stocking, and biodiversity to forest pests Read the source

Science Advances·16 October 2026

Xinke Wang, Jillian P. Downey et al.

A reactive air molecule, not ozone alone, mainly breaks down oily skin residue indoors.

An oily substance in human skin breaks down indoors. Scientists long thought ozone in the air caused most of this breakdown. New tests show a different gas, a very reactive molecule, actually drives most of the breakdown through a chain reaction. This chain reaction makes more harmful byproducts and matches what shows up in real indoor air.

What it could change A reactive air molecule, not ozone, mainly breaks down an oily substance in skin indoors.

Shows the main cause of indoor skin-oil breakdown based on lab and real-room air tests.

Lab and a few real rooms only, not large-scale testing.

Integrity screen: passed (3 checks) Checked 20 October 2026. Xinke Wang, Jillian P. Downey et al., Radical-induced autoxidation dominates squalene oxidative aging under environmental conditions Read the source

Science Advances·16 October 2026

Xue Han, Chuxin Lei et al.

A plant-based device turns seawater into fresh water using only sunlight.

A new device turns dirty or salty water into clean water using only sunlight. It is made from thin wood slices coated in black carbon, a spongy plant fiber gel, and upright wheat straws standing on top. In lab tests it produced up to 3.2 kilograms of water vapor per square meter every hour. Outdoors in real sunlight, it made up to 10.9 kilograms of fresh water per square meter each day from seawater.

The number 10.9 kilograms per square meter per day

Amount of fresh water the device produced outdoors from seawater each day.

Outdoor prototype only, no long-term durability data yet.

Integrity screen: passed (3 checks) Checked 20 October 2026. Xue Han, Chuxin Lei et al., Sustainable solar water purification: Exploring the structural advantages of higher plants Read the source

Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences·15 October 2026

Mercedes Grima-Terrén, Megan Rommelfanger et al.

In mice, early ALS muscle already shows gene patterns that look like old age muscle.

Mice with an ALS-like disease showed muscle damage that looked like old age muscle, even early in the disease. This hints that ALS makes muscle age faster than normal. Later on, ALS and normal aging harmed the same kind of fast muscle fiber in similar ways. But ALS also turned on a special set of genes that aging alone never does, which may explain why ALS muscle wasting is so much faster and worse.

What it could change ALS muscle in mice shows a unique gene pattern not found in normal aging.

This gene pattern was found only in diseased mouse muscle, not in aging mouse muscle.

Mouse model only, no human muscle data yet.

Integrity screen: passed (3 checks) Checked 16 October 2026. Mercedes Grima-Terrén, Megan Rommelfanger et al., An integrative transcriptomic atlas of ALS and aging skeletal muscle defines shared and distinct molecular programs of degeneration Read the source

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Science·15 October 2026

Yuan Zhang, Yanhe Liu et al.