Not one ring but many: Antioxidant enzyme family can assemble in far more diverse ways than previously thought
New structural work reveals that peroxiredoxins—key antioxidant enzymes—can assemble into a far richer set of oligomeric shapes than the classic dimer‑decamer model. This flexibility reshapes how scie
Millions of kids take melatonin but doctors are raising red flags
Melatonin has become a go‑to sleep aid for millions of children, with solid evidence only for autism and ADHD‑related insomnia. Doctors and researchers warn that the surge in off‑label use for typical
Could a recently detected ultra-high-energy neutrino be linked to new physics?
A 220 PeV neutrino spotted by KM3NeT has no counterpart in IceCube’s decade‑long data, prompting Oklahoma State physicists to invoke sterile neutrinos and exotic oscillations as a possible bridge. The
Ultrafast laser pulses bring diamond-based quantum internet closer to reality
A Berlin‑Dortmund collaboration used ultrafast femtosecond laser pulses in the new SUPER technique to generate clean single photons from tin‑vacancy color centers in diamond, a breakthrough that pushe
165,000 dementia patients reveal hidden stroke risk from common drug
A UK cohort of 165,000 dementia patients reveals that risperidone—the only antipsychotic licensed for dementia—elevates stroke risk across all groups, even those without prior heart disease, shatterin
STAT+: Pharmalittle: We’re reading about a U.S. senator probing FDA, BioNTech founders leaving, and much more
BioNTech co‑founders Ugur Sahin and Özlem Türeci are exiting to launch a new, as‑yet‑unnamed mRNA company, while the original firm pivots to late‑stage cancer drugs and retains a minority stake in the
Exercise and brain function, hedgehog hearing, and can AI change our minds? – podcast
A new study links regular exercise to sharper brain activity, while researchers discover hedgehogs hear ultrasonic frequencies, opening a path to road‑safety repellers; at the same time, AI autocomple
STAT+: Cancer cells can ‘barf’ proteins onto their cell surface. That may create new targets for immunotherapies
UCSF biologist Jim Wells discovered that the intracellular Src kinase appears on the surface of malignant cells, a finding reported in Science that could open a new class of immunotherapy targets for
STAT+: Pharmalittle: We’re reading about telehealth prescribers, a Lilly push against compounding, and more
Medical groups affiliated with telehealth companies the FDA warned about marketing of compounded weight loss drugs may b...
Quantum dots generate entangled photon pairs on demand
Chinese researchers led by Zhiliang Yuan have engineered a quantum‑dot‑in‑micropillar system that reliably emits entangled photon pairs on demand, overcoming the randomness of nonlinear‑crystal source
Hidden deep-sea proteins could supercharge disease tests
Scientists mining DNA from volcanic lakes and deep‑sea vents have uncovered ultra‑stable DNA‑binding proteins that boost LAMP rapid tests, making them faster and more sensitive for pathogens like SARS
Saturday Citations: Neurology of boring sounds; one huge croc; Travels With Sol
Researchers pinpointed the orbitofrontal cortex as the brain’s "noise‑canceller," a breakthrough that could soon tame sensory overload and boost brain‑computer interfaces; at the same time, decoding m
Eaton fire sent a pollution wave across Los Angeles, study shows
A new USC study reveals the 2025 Eaton wildfire flooded Los Angeles with a carbon‑monoxide surge more than 20 times the county’s typical daily human emissions, pushing fine‑particle levels past EPA li
Textbooks were wrong: Scientists reveal the surprising way human hair really grows
New 3‑D imaging shows human hair isn’t pushed out from the root but is pulled upward by a spiral of cells acting like a microscopic motor. The discovery, reported in multiple journals and university p
Deep-sea natural compound targets cancer cells through a dual mechanism
Researchers have revealed that yaku'amide B, a rare peptide from a deep‑sea sponge, kills cancer cells through a two‑pronged attack—disrupting mitochondrial metabolism and blocking a key oncogenic sig
Next-gen interferometric diffusing wave spectroscopy achieves 20x signal boost in cerebral blood flow monitoring
A new interferometric diffusing wave spectroscopy (iDWS) technique amplifies the optical signal for cerebral blood‑flow monitoring by 20‑fold, delivering deeper, faster, non‑invasive readings. The bre
Dry ice detected in a planetary nebula for the first time
Using JWST, astronomers have identified dry‑ice (CO₂) grains inside the chaotic planetary nebula NGC 6302, marking the first ever detection of solid carbon‑dioxide in such an environment. The find res
Enhanced fluorescence technique illuminates rapid, coordinated protein folding
A new fluorescence‑microscopy method lets scientists watch large proteins snap into shape in real time, revealing a rapid, coordinated folding cascade. The breakthrough, demonstrated by Hoi Sung Chung
The financial crisis that quietly stunted a generation
A 1998 rice‑price surge triggered by the Asian financial crisis left a hidden health scar on Indonesian children, with a Bonn study linking the shock to higher stunting rates and long‑term earnings lo
Cell death in photoreceptor cells is reversible, study finds
A University of Michigan team shows that dying photoreceptor cells can reverse apoptosis when stress is removed, thanks to functional mitochondria and mitophagy, opening a potential new avenue to pres