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01 Science Tumor-derived antioxidants suppress immunity by depriving T cells of reactive oxygen species Free
02 eLife Brain cognition gaps reveal associations with dopamine and factors related to brain health through artificial intelligence prediction of functional connectome Free
03 Nature Communications Longitudinal evidence for decreasing statistical learning abilities across childhood Free
04 Nature Explainable deep learning improves human mental models of self-driving cars Free
05 Nature Late-life semaglutide treatment slows ageing and extends lifespan in female mice Free
06 PLOS Biology Hyperglycemic stress aggravates diabetic retinopathy and nephropathy by promoting cilium disassembly via a deacetylation- and methylation-mediated regulatory mechanism Subscribers
07 Geophysical Research Letters How Much Water Can Be Seasonally Buffered by China's Largest Floodplain Lake? A Refined Estimate From SWOT Subscribers
08 Science Rising plant extinction rates on European mountain summits Subscribers
09 Nature Communications Ultrahigh-sensitivity adaptive solar-blind organic neuromorphic sensors for robust corona discharge monitoring Subscribers
10 Science Advances Muscle coactivation-inspired stiffness-driven control strategy for antagonistic soft robots Subscribers
11 Science Advances The actomyosin cortex controls t-tubule remodeling in skeletal muscle Subscribers
12 Science Helium escaping from the atmosphere of a nearby rocky exoplanet orbiting in a habitable zone Subscribers
13 Physical Review Letters High-Flux X-Ray Emission due to Injection into a Laser-Wakefield Accelerator beyond Its Depletion Length Subscribers
14 eLife Distinct sensorimotor encoding in tuft dendrites and somata associated with action, correction, and learning Subscribers
15 Nature Communications Unified down-stream analysis of crosslinking mass spectrometry results with pyXLMS Subscribers

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Science·3 September 2026

Alexander J. Wesolowski, Ardon M. Pillay et al.

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

Tumors release a protective substance that soaks up reactive molecules T cells need to fight cancer. Without these molecules, T cells cannot turn on their attack signals. In mice, removing this substance from tumors let the immune system attack harder and made cancer treatment work better.

What it could change Blocking a tumor's antioxidant shield let mouse immune cells attack cancer more effectively.

Shows a mechanism in mice, not a proven human treatment.

Mouse study only, no human safety or effectiveness data yet.

Integrity screen: passed (3 checks) Checked 10 September 2026. Alexander J. Wesolowski, Ardon M. Pillay et al., Tumor-derived antioxidants suppress immunity by depriving T cells of reactive oxygen species Read the source

eLife·2 September 2026

Morteza Esmaeili, Erin Beate Bjørkeli et al.

Movie-watching brain scans predict memory skills better than resting brain scans do.

Brain scans taken while people watch a movie predict memory skills better than scans taken while resting. Scientists also found a gap between what a brain scan predicts and what a person actually scores. People whose real memory beat their brain's prediction moved more and had healthier hearts. Lower dopamine levels, a brain chemical tied to motivation and reward, linked to bigger gaps between prediction and actual performance.

What it could change A brain scan gap links to lower activity, heart risk, and dopamine levels.

Shows a link, not proof, between brain scan predictions and health factors.

Observational human data only, cannot prove dopamine causes the gap.

Integrity screen: passed (3 checks) Checked 4 September 2026. Morteza Esmaeili, Erin Beate Bjørkeli et al., Brain cognition gaps reveal associations with dopamine and factors related to brain health through artificial intelligence prediction of functional connectome Read the source

Nature Communications·3 September 2026

Eszter Tóth-Fáber, Bence C. Farkas et al.

Kids get worse at spotting hidden patterns as they grow from age 7 to 14.

Younger children spot hidden patterns in what they see and hear better than older kids do. The same children were tested at ages 7, 8, 11, and 14, and their pattern-spotting skill got weaker over time. Kids with stronger planning and self control skills showed a bigger drop in pattern spotting. This suggests early childhood may be a special window for this kind of learning.

What it could change Pattern-spotting skill weakens steadily as children age from 7 to 14.

Based on the same children tracked over time, not a one-time snapshot.

One child group tracked over years, link not proven cause.

Integrity screen: passed (3 checks) Checked 4 September 2026. Eszter Tóth-Fáber, Bence C. Farkas et al., Longitudinal evidence for decreasing statistical learning abilities across childhood Read the source

Nature·2 September 2026

Eoin M. Kenny, Akshay Dharmavaram et al.

A real self-driving car explained its choices in plain terms, helping drivers predict its next move.

A new tool lets a self-driving car explain its choices using simple ideas, like "person walking nearby" or "stop sign ahead." Testing it in a real car showed drivers understood the car better after seeing these explanations. They got better at guessing what the car would do next, especially in confusing moments.

What it could change A way for a self-driving car's computer brain to explain its own decisions in plain words.

Shown to work on one real self-driving car, helping drivers predict its behavior better.

One real car tested, no numbers on how many drivers or by how much.

Integrity screen: passed (3 checks) Checked 16 September 2026. Eoin M. Kenny, Akshay Dharmavaram et al., Explainable deep learning improves human mental models of self-driving cars Read the source

Nature·2 September 2026

Yufan Feng, Marine Barthez et al.

In female mice, a diabetes drug slowed aging and made them live longer.

A diabetes and weight loss drug called semaglutide made old female mice age more slowly and live longer. Mice got the drug for three months, starting at an age similar to a person in their sixties. It matched or beat strict dieting at boosting memory, curiosity, and blood sugar control. The drug seemed to work like calorie restriction, a diet that is known to slow aging, but it also improved some things beyond what dieting alone could do.

The number 3 months of treatment starting at 20 months old

The length and starting age of the drug treatment given to older female mice.

Female mice only, no human data yet.

Integrity screen: passed (3 checks) Checked 16 September 2026. Yufan Feng, Marine Barthez et al., Late-life semaglutide treatment slows ageing and extends lifespan in female mice Read the source

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PLOS Biology·3 September 2026

Jie Ran, Changfeng Wei et al.