Four key questions on the new wave of anti-obesity drugs
Nature, Published online: 02 August 2023; doi:10.1038/d41586-023-02445-4Scientists want to know who will benefit most, what the long-term effects might be and whether the treatments will change views on obesity. #press
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How the cGAS–STING system links inflammation and cognitive decline
Nature, Published online: 02 August 2023; doi:10.1038/d41586-023-02240-1When DNA is misplaced inside cells, the cGAS–STING molecular system triggers inflammation. It emerges that stimulation of this mechanism in microglial cells of the brain during ageing contributes to cognitive decline. #press
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How to get more women in science, with Athene Donald
Nature, Published online: 02 August 2023; doi:10.1038/d41586-023-02467-yThe experimental physicist joins us to talk about her book Not just for the boys, why we need more women in science. #press
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A heavyweight early whale pushes the boundaries of vertebrate morphology
Nature, Published online: 02 August 2023; doi:10.1038/s41586-023-06381-1Perucetus colossus, a basilosaurid whale from the middle Eocene epoch of Peru with an extremely pachyosteosclerotic postcranium, is estimated to have a greater skeletal mass than any known mammal or aquatic vertebrate. #press
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Ancient DNA reveals the living descendants of enslaved people through 23andMe
Nature, Published online: 03 August 2023; doi:10.1038/d41586-023-02478-9A landmark genomic study raises the possibility that many more people could find links to distant ancestors through genetic analysis. #press
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Synthesis and properties of cyclic sandwich compounds
Nature, Published online: 02 August 2023; doi:10.1038/s41586-023-06192-4The design, synthesis and characterization of a series of circular sandwich compounds, cyclocenes, is described, and these cyclic sandwich compounds are expected to lead to further innovations in new functional organometallic materials. #press
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From the archive: the problem with physics, and a stealthy attack
Nature, Published online: 01 August 2023; doi:10.1038/d41586-023-02357-3Snippets from Nature’s past. #press
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Tight budgets lead to fewer language-diverse participants in academic than industry trials
Nature, Published online: 02 August 2023; doi:10.1038/d41586-023-02274-5Individuals with limited English proficiency were less likely to participate in, and sign consent documents in their primary language for, clinical trials led by academia than those led by industry. This retrospective analysis shows that inadequate... #press
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Synthesis and properties of cyclic sandwich compounds
Nature, Published online: 02 August 2023; doi:10.1038/s41586-023-06192-4The design, synthesis and characterization of a series of circular sandwich compounds, cyclocenes, is described, and these cyclic sandwich compounds are expected to lead to further innovations in new functional organometallic materials. #press
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Reply to: Revisiting the intrinsic mycobiome in pancreatic cancer
Nature, Published online: 02 August 2023; doi:10.1038/s41586-023-06293-0Reply to: Revisiting the intrinsic mycobiome in pancreatic cancer #press
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Ultrafast deposition of faceted lithium polyhedra by outpacing SEI formation
Nature, Published online: 02 August 2023; doi:10.1038/s41586-023-06235-wWe report the discovery of lithium metal’s intrinsic growth morphology, a rhombic dodecahedron, and leverage these rhombic dodecahedra as nucleation seeds for improved battery performance. #press
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Fennoscandian tree-ring anatomy shows a warmer modern than medieval climate
Nature, Published online: 02 August 2023; doi:10.1038/s41586-023-06176-4Annually resolved Fennoscandian tree-ring anatomy records show that the climate of the current industrial era is substantially warmer than that of the medieval period. #press
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Threatened Mexican oasis loses its main researcher and protector — will it survive?
Nature, Published online: 31 July 2023; doi:10.1038/d41586-023-02413-yValeria Souza has long fought the drainage of the Cuatro Ciénegas basin, where ancient microbes offer clues to the origins of life. #press
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Spin-mediated shear oscillators in a van der Waals antiferromagnet
Nature, Published online: 02 August 2023; doi:10.1038/s41586-023-06279-yUsing several ultrafast diffraction and microscopy techniques, demagnetization-driven interlayer shear of a van der Waals antiferromagnet is visualized at the nanoscale. #press
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Consent document translation expense hinders inclusive clinical trial enrolment
Nature, Published online: 02 August 2023; doi:10.1038/s41586-023-06382-0The availability of translated consent documents improves recruitment of patients with limited English proficiency to clinical trials, indicating a potentially modifiable barrier to the inclusion of patients with limited English proficiency. #press
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Four key questions on the new wave of anti-obesity drugs
Nature, Published online: 02 August 2023; doi:10.1038/d41586-023-02445-4Scientists want to know who will benefit most, what the long-term effects might be and whether the treatments will change views on obesity. #press
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Power companies must adapt to climate change now. Here’s how researchers can help
Nature, Published online: 01 August 2023; doi:10.1038/d41586-023-02443-6To protect millions from unnecessary power outages, utility companies need one thing above all: data. #press
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ChatGPT-like AIs are coming to major science search engines
Nature, Published online: 02 August 2023; doi:10.1038/d41586-023-02470-3Scopus, Dimensions and Web of Science are introducing conversational AI search. #press
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Ultrafast deposition of faceted lithium polyhedra by outpacing SEI formation
Nature, Published online: 02 August 2023; doi:10.1038/s41586-023-06235-wWe report the discovery of lithium metal’s intrinsic growth morphology, a rhombic dodecahedron, and leverage these rhombic dodecahedra as nucleation seeds for improved battery performance. #press
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GPCR activation and GRK2 assembly by a biased intracellular agonist
Nature, Published online: 02 August 2023; doi:10.1038/s41586-023-06395-9Structural studies on the complex containing G-protein-coupled receptor kinase 2 (GRK2), neurotensin receptor 1 (NTSR1), Gαq and the arrestin-biased ligand SBI-553 provide insights into these interactions and a foundation for the design of arrestin-biased ligands for... #press
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