Stochastic Thermodynamics Reveals Social Imitation Beyond Energy Costs
Social imitation is often described with the language of energy. One person adopts an opinion because it appears socially advantageous, a behavior spreads because it...
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Breastfed Infants’ Bacterial and Metabolic Profiles Shift During Transition to Solid Foods
The first spoonful of solid food marks more than a milestone in an infant’s daily routine. It also begins a major biological transition in the...
Multi-population GWAS maps bladder cancer loci and smoking-related genetic risk
Bladder cancer is providing scientists with a sharper view of how inherited DNA and smoking-related biology combine to influence cancer risk. In a study published...
Scientists map signaling networks driving disseminated glioblastoma cells in living brains
Glioblastoma has long been regarded as one of the most difficult cancers to understand and treat, not only because of its rapid growth but also...
Engineered nanovesicles targeting m6A writer METTL3 curb neuroinflammation in cells and animals
Neuroinflammation, the persistent activation of the brain’s immune system, is increasingly recognized as a common driver of neurological damage. It appears in conditions ranging from...
Hebrew University Congratulates Haim Sompolinsky on Receiving 2026 Dirac Medal
Theoretical physicist and neuroscientist Haim Sompolinsky has been awarded the 2026 Dirac Medal and Prize, one of the most prestigious international honors in theoretical physics....
ESM1-Mediated DNMT3A Suppresses Cervical Cancer Metastasis via ID3 Epigenetic Regulation
Cervical cancer metastasis may be controlled by an epigenetic pathway involving the endothelial cell-specific molecule 1, the DNA-methylating enzyme DNMT3A, and the transcription factor ID3,...
Ketamine improves ovarian function and egg quality in stress-induced depressed mice via ferroptosis
A new study in mice suggests that ketamine may do more than rapidly relieve depressive-like symptoms: it may also protect ovarian function and improve the...
Which Alternative Heavy-Duty Truck Technologies Are Most Cost-Competitive in Real-World Use?
Heavy-duty trucks are entering a decisive technological transition, but the question of which powertrain will dominate cannot be answered by looking only at vehicle prices...
Neutrophil-Released S100A8/A9 Activates Reparative Macrophages, Delaying Denervated Muscle Atrophy
A newly reported immune mechanism may help explain why muscles waste away after losing their nerve supply—and why the body’s own early inflammatory response could...
Lancet Obesity Definition Differs From Other Diagnostic Criteria for Adults
Obesity diagnosis may be on the verge of a major reset, as a new diagnostic study examines whether body mass index alone is too blunt...
New wheat gene Sdd1 offers resource for improving plant architecture
The genetic architecture of wheat may be more flexible than previously thought. Researchers from China Agricultural University and the Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences have...
Most early Alzheimer’s patients receiving anti-amyloid therapy overlook brain-health guidelines, study finds
A striking gap between Alzheimer’s treatment and everyday brain-health habits has emerged from a new study by researchers at the Mass General Brigham Neuroscience Institute....
C/EBPγ Links Cancer Plasticity, DNA Repair, and Therapy Resistance in Lung Adenocarcinoma
Lung adenocarcinoma cells may become more invasive and more difficult to eliminate because of a single transcription factor that links two major cancer adaptations, according...
How the Body’s Inflammatory Alarm Goes Awry
A molecular handshake between two immune proteins may explain why familial Mediterranean fever (FMF) erupts into painful inflammation—and could help doctors interpret hundreds of genetic...