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A randomized study in 57 healthy-weight adults finds that ultraprocessed foods elicited greater insulin and energy respo...
10/10/2026

A randomized study in 57 healthy-weight adults finds that ultraprocessed foods elicited greater insulin and energy responses, reduced carbohydrate oxidation and altered striatal brain activity linked to food reward despite similar subjective food value.

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Scientists have debated for decades whether the human brain sprouts new neurons throughout life. A feature in Nature ask...
10/10/2026

Scientists have debated for decades whether the human brain sprouts new neurons throughout life. A feature in Nature asks what it would mean if our brains could grow new neurons and how much evidence is enough.

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A Review in Nature Reviews Endocrinology describes evidence linking the gut microbiota to bone fractures. Link to the Re...
10/10/2026

A Review in Nature Reviews Endocrinology describes evidence linking the gut microbiota to bone fractures.

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In this Behind the Paper post, Raymond Hernandez outlines his team's research, published in Communications Psychology, o...
09/10/2026

In this Behind the Paper post, Raymond Hernandez outlines his team's research, published in Communications Psychology, on our ability to perform while being tired and what he learned about ignoring fatigue.

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Obesity is emerging as a key risk factor for cognitive impairment and dementia. A Review in Nature Reviews Neurology exa...
09/10/2026

Obesity is emerging as a key risk factor for cognitive impairment and dementia. A Review in Nature Reviews Neurology examines the global epidemiology of obesity and highlights its pathophysiological effects on the brain.

The authors also consider obesity-related interventions that might improve cognitive function, including bariatric surgery and GLP-1 receptor agonists.

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Nearly 300,000 people may live in areas at risk of flooding in the Nepalese, Indian, and Chinese areas of the Himalayas,...
09/10/2026

Nearly 300,000 people may live in areas at risk of flooding in the Nepalese, Indian, and Chinese areas of the Himalayas, according to a study in Scientific Reports. The results also indicate that the total area covered by buildings within potential flood zones increased by approximately 45% between 2016 and 2023.

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A paper in Nature describes the fossil of an early relative of mammals that shares some adaptions seen in the modern pla...
08/10/2026

A paper in Nature describes the fossil of an early relative of mammals that shares some adaptions seen in the modern platypus, from the Jurassic period of China.

The remains, which include an exceptionally well-preserved throat, shed light on the evolutionary origins of suckling and swallowing and increase the known diversity of mammal-like creatures from the Jurassic.

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08/10/2026

Karl Deisseroth, Peter Hegemann and Georg Nagel share the 2026 Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine for their work in optogenetics — a technology that allows researchers to control the brain’s neurons with pulses of light.

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https://www.nature.com/articles/d41586-026-03091-2

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08/10/2026

The 2026 Nobel prize in Physiology or Medicine went to Karl Deisseroth, Peter Hegemann, and Georg Nagel for their work in the field of optogenetics.

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Opsin diagram adapted from Baidukova, O., Oppermann, J., Kelterborn, S. et al. Gating and ion selectivity of Channelrhodopsins are critical for photo-activated orientation of Chlamydomonas as shown by in vivo point mutation. Nature Communications. (2022). https://doi.org/10.1038/s41467-022-35018-6

Figure at 0:54 from Pama, E.A.C., Colzato, L.S. and Hommel, B. Optogenetics as a neuromodulation tool in cognitive neuroscience. Frontiers in Psycholy. (2013) https://doi: 10.3389/fpsyg.2013.00610

Paper referenced at 1:28: Sahel, JA., Boulanger-Scemama, E., Pagot, C. et al. Partial recovery of visual function in a blind patient after optogenetic therapy. Nature Medicine. (2021). https://doi.org/10.1038/s41591-021-01351-4

08/10/2026

The first solo Nobel Prize in Physics since 1992 was awarded today to Francis Halzen, who was one of the strongest driving forces behind the establishment of the IceCube Neutrino Observatory in Antarctica. Here’s how ice deep below the earth’s surface helps scientists understand more about space.

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