Nature Communications, Published online: 21 August 2026; doi:10.1038/s41467-026-76935-0 This study demonstrates that existing telecommunication fiber-optic cables can be used as dense, distributed strain sensors for structural health monitoring of bridges, enabling meter-scale measurements of guided wavefields, displacements, and modal properties across multiple bridge structures. The post Bridge…
Nature Communications, Published online: 21 August 2026; doi:10.1038/s41467-026-76891-9 Researchers found H5N1 bird flu can spread from pregnant mice to fetuses through the placenta and to newborns through milk, causing developmental delays, smaller size, and behavioral problems, highlighting pregnancy-related risks in mammals. The post Trimester-dependent vertical transmission of H5N1 influenza…
Nature Communications, Published online: 21 August 2026; doi:10.1038/s41467-026-76822-8 Pregnant individuals can be particularly vulnerable to environmental heat exposure. Here, the authors report a systematic review and meta-analysis that identifies temperature thresholds associated with increasing risks of adverse pregnancy and birth outcomes. The post A systematic review and meta-analysis on…
Researchers analyzing antibody profiles in thousands of individuals have discovered that pre-existing antibodies to common microbes can predict the strength of new vaccine responses. The Arizona State University (ASU) team measured antibodies against 185 antigens—including those from common viruses, bacteria, and targets associated with autoimmune diseases—in blood samples from 4,000…
Register Now Angela M. Cacace, PhD Chief Scientific OfficerArvinas View Bio Panelist Angela M. Cacace, PhD Dr. Angela Cacace serves as Chief Scientific Officer (CSO) at Arvinas. Prior to her role as CSO, Dr. Cacace most recently served as our Senior Vice President, Neuroscience and Platform Biology. Dr. Cacace has three decades of drug discovery experience … Is Targeted Protein Degradation the…
For decades, scientists assumed that the brain and the immune system did not communicate. A study by researchers at Washington University School of Medicine (WashU Medicine) in St. Louis has now revealed that the brain not only communicates with the immune system but also has positioned immune “security stations” nearby. The team discovered lymph node-like … Skull Immune Structures May Provide…
Researchers from the International Institute of Molecular and Cell Biology in Warsaw (IIMCB) say they have created the first systematic catalog of the substrate receptors of cullin–RING ligases and analyzed how their genetic variants may translate into disease symptoms. Their review article “Cullin-RING receptors in rare disease biology” appears in Trends in Cell Biology. Wojciech … Scientists…
AI is neither saint nor demon. Nor should it be a replacement for human scientists. As AI takes on greater roles in designing, executing, and analyzing experiments and processes, scientists understand that even the best AI needs human supervision. The big question is how much oversight is needed and whether—or the extent to which—AI interactions … Protecting Scientific Intent in AI-Enabled Labs by…
Nature Chemistry, Published online: 20 August 2026; doi:10.1038/s41557-026-02250-2 Publisher Correction: How webby is the wood-wide web? The post Publisher Correction: How webby is the wood-wide web? first appeared on La ConoScienza .
Nature Communications, Published online: 20 August 2026; doi:10.1038/s41467-026-76963-w Publisher Correction: Activity-dependent ribosome profiling reveals the landscape of canonical and non-canonical translation in brain tissue The post Publisher Correction: Activity-dependent ribosome profiling reveals the landscape of canonical and non-canonical translation in brain tissue first appeared on La…