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  1. Issue 23  ·  19 August 2026  ·  15 papers

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

  2. Issue 22  ·  17 August 2026  ·  14 papers

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

  3. Issue 21  ·  15 August 2026  ·  14 papers

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

  4. Issue 20  ·  13 August 2026  ·  15 papers

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

  5. Issue 19  ·  11 August 2026  ·  15 papers

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

  6. Issue 18  ·  9 August 2026  ·  15 papers

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

  7. Issue 17  ·  7 August 2026  ·  15 papers

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

  8. Issue 16  ·  5 August 2026  ·  14 papers

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

  9. Issue 15  ·  3 August 2026  ·  15 papers

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

  10. Issue 14  ·  1 August 2026  ·  15 papers

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

  11. Issue 13  ·  30 July 2026  ·  15 papers

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

  12. Issue 12  ·  28 July 2026  ·  15 papers

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

  13. Issue 11  ·  26 July 2026  ·  15 papers

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

  14. Issue 10  ·  24 July 2026  ·  15 papers

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

  15. Issue 09  ·  22 July 2026  ·  15 papers

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

  16. 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.

  17. Issue 07  ·  17 July 2026  ·  10 papers

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

  18. Issue 06  ·  15 July 2026  ·  9 papers

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

  19. Issue 05  ·  13 July 2026  ·  10 papers

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

  20. Issue 04  ·  10 July 2026  ·  10 papers

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

  21. Issue 03  ·  8 July 2026  ·  10 papers

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

  22. Issue 02  ·  6 July 2026  ·  10 papers

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

  23. Issue 01  ·  5 July 2026  ·  10 papers

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

  24. 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...