Astrocyte CCN1 stabilizes neural circuits in the adult brain Article meta Article Date: 17 December 2025 Article URL: https://www.nature.com/articles/s41586-025-09770-w Article Image: https://media.springernature.com/lw685/springer-static/image/art%3A10.1038%2Fs41586-025-09770-w/MediaObjects/41586_2025_9770_Fig1_HTML.png Summary This study identifies CCN1 (also called CYR61),…
The global hydrogen budget Summary This Nature paper provides the first comprehensive, bottom-up global budget for atmospheric molecular hydrogen (H2) covering trends from 1990–2020 and a detailed gridded budget for…
GTP release-selective agonists prolong opioid analgesic efficacy Summary This Nature study shows that G-protein-coupled receptors (GPCRs) can drive not only GDP→GTP exchange on Gα proteins but also catalyse the release…
Mazdutide versus placebo in Chinese adults with type 2 diabetes Article Date: 17 December 2025 Article URL: https://www.nature.com/articles/s41586-025-10026-w Article Image: Header image Summary This Phase 3 randomised trial (DREAMS-1) assessed…
Transient hepatic reconstitution of trophic factors enhances aged immunity Article Date: 17 December 2025 Article URL: https://www.nature.com/articles/s41586-025-09873-4 Article Image: Summary This Nature paper reports a clever, disease-agnostic strategy to counter…
Gene-specific selective sweeps are pervasive across human gut microbiomes Summary This Nature paper introduces a new LD-based statistic, iLDS (integrated LD score), to detect gene-specific selective sweeps driven by recombination…
New spyware discovered on Belarusian journalist’s phone after interrogation Summary Forensic investigators at Reporters Without Borders (RSF) found a previously unknown Android-targeting spyware on a Belarusian journalist’s phone. The malware,…
Russian BlueDelta hackers ran phishing campaign against Ukrainian webmail users Summary Recorded Future’s Insikt Group reports that BlueDelta (also known as APT28, Fancy Bear) conducted a months-long phishing operation targeting…
Flu’s link to cardiovascular disease shows why vaccination is essential Summary Influenza is more than a short-lived respiratory illness: it can sharply raise the risk of acute cardiovascular events. Recent…
Russia’s GRU hackers targeting misconfigured network edge devices in attacks on energy sector, Amazon says Summary Amazon Integrated Security researchers have identified a years-long campaign by a Russian state-linked hacking…
