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01 Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences Neonatal enteric infection disrupts the microbiota-gut-brain axis through pattern recognition receptors and altered neuroimmune signaling Free
02 Geophysical Research Letters OCO‐3 Meets ECOSTRESS: Insights Into Ecosystem Diurnal Water‐Use Efficiency From Co‐Located Solar‐Induced Fluorescence and Thermal Observations Free
03 Nature Neuronal detection of social actions directs collective escape behaviour Free
04 PLOS Biology Antibodies targeting phage fiber and nozzle proteins impair Acinetobacter baumannii phage therapy by blocking infection and promoting immune clearance Free
05 Nature Lsp2 links early-life diet to adult translation and lifespan in Drosophila Free
06 Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences Adaptability of the GroEL/GroES chaperonin to proteostatic challenge revealed by directed evolution Subscribers
07 Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences Splicing suppression alters the STING transcription start site to attenuate antiviral innate immunity Subscribers
08 PNAS Nexus Deep learning without weight symmetry Subscribers
09 Nature Medicine Blood proteomics of menopause map to brain aging and dementia risk Subscribers
10 Nature Banking records reveal characteristics of financial abuse Subscribers
11 Nature Physics Quantum many-body mixed phase space revealed by hybrid feedback control Subscribers
12 Nature Chemistry Divergent ring opening and functionalization of N-alkyl aziridines via boryl radical fragmentation Subscribers
13 Nature Communications Jamming-controlled stochasticity in metal-insulator switching Subscribers
14 Nature Communications Biocompatible piezoionic eutectogel sensor for self-powered physiological monitoring Subscribers
15 Nature Communications Payoff selectivity drives collective intelligence during dynamic resource tracking in humans Subscribers

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Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences·23 September 2026

Jungjae Park, Olivia Orahood et al.

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

Baby mice infected with a gut germ suffered damage that lasted into adulthood. The damage hit their gut lining, immune system, and even memory. A gut cell sensor called NOD1 caused this damage. Mice without this sensor stayed healthy. A natural substance from probiotic bacteria reduced the harm, without needing to kill the germ.

What it could change A natural compound from probiotic bacteria eased gut damage and nerve loss after infection.

Shown only in infected newborn mice, not yet tested as a treatment in humans.

Mouse study only, no human data yet on this treatment.

Integrity screen: passed (3 checks) Checked 24 September 2026. Jungjae Park, Olivia Orahood et al., Neonatal enteric infection disrupts the microbiota-gut-brain axis through pattern recognition receptors and altered neuroimmune signaling Read the source

Geophysical Research Letters·23 September 2026

Zoe Amie Pierrat, Thomas P. Kurosu et al.

Two NASA satellites together tracked how efficiently plants use water, matching ground station data.

Two satellites can work together to track how plants use water. One satellite reads plant activity from space. The other measures surface heat. Combined, they matched ground measurements of plant water and carbon use, even during droughts and across the day.

What it could change Combined satellite readings of plant activity and heat can track how plants use water each day.

Shows the method works broadly but cannot yet spot fine differences between plant types.

Limited sample size restricts how finely this method can compare ecosystems.

Integrity screen: passed (3 checks) Checked 24 September 2026. Zoe Amie Pierrat, Thomas P. Kurosu et al., OCO‐3 Meets ECOSTRESS: Insights Into Ecosystem Diurnal Water‐Use Efficiency From Co‐Located Solar‐Induced Fluorescence and Thermal Observations Read the source

Nature·23 September 2026

Jo-Hsien Yu, Geoff T. Meyerhof et al.

In glassfish, watching a neighbor vanish triggers escape brain cells and makes fish flee.

A small see-through fish can sense danger just by watching its neighbors, without seeing the danger itself. Brain cells in its visual areas fired more when virtual fish nearby escaped, and even when those virtual fish simply vanished from view. This only worked when the fake fish moved in a natural way, with quick bursts and gliding, like real fish do. The real fish then swam away from the group, treating a sudden disappearance as a warning sign.

What it could change Brain cells that react to a fish escaping also fire when a fish simply disappears.

Shows how a fish's brain can read a neighbor's sudden vanishing as a danger signal.

Lab fish and virtual stimuli only, not tested in the wild.

Integrity screen: passed (3 checks) Checked 30 September 2026. Jo-Hsien Yu, Geoff T. Meyerhof et al., Neuronal detection of social actions directs collective escape behaviour Read the source

PLOS Biology·22 September 2026

Heng Xue, Xinfeng Li et al.

In mice, two specific phage antibodies stopped phage therapy from working against bacteria.

Viruses that kill bacteria, called phages, are being tested as a treatment for dangerous infections. In mice treated daily for 7 days, the body made antibodies against two specific phage parts. These antibodies stopped the phage from working. They blocked the phage from attaching to bacteria and from injecting its genes. They also made immune cells called macrophages eat up the phage faster. A modified phage partly avoided these blocking antibodies, but still got cleared faster by the immune system.

What it could change Antibodies against two phage proteins blocked infection and sped up immune clearance of the phage.

Shown in mice infected with bacteria and treated daily with phage for a week.

Mice only, not humans, so results may differ in people.

Integrity screen: passed (3 checks) Checked 4 October 2026. Heng Xue, Xinfeng Li et al., Antibodies targeting phage fiber and nozzle proteins impair Acinetobacter baumannii phage therapy by blocking infection and promoting immune clearance Read the source

Nature·23 September 2026

Hina Kosakamoto, Rina Okada et al.

In fruit flies, eating less protein as a baby made adults live longer.

Baby fruit flies fed less protein grew up to live longer as adults. This happened because the young flies made less of a storage protein. That protein normally carries building blocks into adult cells. Cutting two specific amino acids in early life also lowered the storage protein and made the flies live longer.

What it could change A single storage protein in young flies controls how long they live as adults.

Shows one protein carries early diet effects into adult lifespan in flies only.

Fruit flies only, no human data yet.

Integrity screen: passed (3 checks) Checked 30 September 2026. Hina Kosakamoto, Rina Okada et al., Lsp2 links early-life diet to adult translation and lifespan in Drosophila Read the source

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Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences·23 September 2026

Marie-Pierre Castanié-Cornet, Tatsuya Niwa et al.