Mimicking opioid analgesia in cortical pain circuits Summary This study pinpoints a μ-opioidergic neuronal ensemble in the anterior cingulate cortex (ACC) that drives the affective–motivational component of pain and is…
Distinct neuronal populations in the human brain combine content and context Article meta Article Date: 07 January 2026 Article URL: https://www.nature.com/articles/s41586-025-09910-2 Representative image: Figure 1 Summary This study records 3,109…
Soft biodegradable implants for long-distance and wide-angle sensing Summary This Nature paper reports soft, biodegradable implantable sensors and a matched wireless readout that together enable reliable sensing at longer ranges…
Early hominins from Morocco basal to the Homo sapiens lineage Article meta Article Date: 07 January 2026 Article URL: https://www.nature.com/articles/s41586-025-09914-y Article Image: Figure 1 (ThI-GH site) Summary Researchers report a…
Genetic switch between unicellularity and multicellularity in marine yeasts Article Date: 07 January 2026 Article URL: https://www.nature.com/articles/s41586-025-09881-4 Article Title: Genetic switch between unicellularity and multicellularity in marine yeasts Article Image:…
Insights into DNA repeat expansions among 900,000 biobank participants Summary This study analysed short-read whole-genome sequences from about 900,000 participants (490,416 UK Biobank + 414,830 All of Us) to map…
Pulse heating and slip enhance charging of phase-change thermal batteries Article Meta Article Date: 2026-01-07 Article URL: https://www.nature.com/articles/s41586-025-09877-0 Article Image: not provided Summary The authors report a strategy that combines…
Neuro-epithelial circuits promote sensory convergence and intestinal immunity Article meta Article Date: 07 January 2026 Article URL: https://www.nature.com/articles/s41586-025-09921-z Article Title: Neuro-epithelial circuits promote sensory convergence and intestinal immunity Article Image:…
Nutrient requirements of organ-specific metastasis in breast cancer Article Meta data Article Date: 07 January 2026 Article URL: https://www.nature.com/articles/s41586-025-09898-9 Article Title: Nutrient requirements of organ-specific metastasis in breast cancer Article…
RNA-triggered Cas12a3 cleaves tRNA tails to execute bacterial immunity Summary Researchers report a new clade of CRISPR-associated nucleases, dubbed Cas12a3, that are activated by complementary target RNA and then selectively…
