A naturally occurring gut peptide rivals GLP-1 drug effects with fewer side effects, a room-temperature quantum material handles single photons at chip scale, and an oral antiviral blocks a measles-family virus in primate trials.
Researchers at Stanford identified BRP, a naturally occurring gut-derived peptide that suppresses appetite in animal models as effectively as GLP-1 agonists and with fewer side effects. Results were published in Nature.
A team at Louisiana State University demonstrated a material that routes individual photons at room temperature without cryogenic infrastructure, with results published in Nature.
An experimental small molecule, GHP-88310, demonstrated near-complete protection against a measles-related paramyxovirus in primate trials, according to Nature Microbiology.
China's Mars orbiter Tianwen-1 was retasked to capture close-range data on 3I/ATLAS, the third confirmed interstellar object, as it transited the inner solar system near Mars.
A newly described fossil ape species from Egypt's Fayum Depression, dated to roughly 30 million years ago, adds a key branch to early catarrhine evolution and complicates existing models of human ancestry.
A study found that individuals carrying two copies of the APOE2 allele show markedly reduced amyloid burden and tau tangles even in old age, providing mechanistic insight into natural Alzheimer's resistance.