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Nature, Published online: 30 October 2025; doi:10.1038/d41586-025-03561-zA key fossil suggests that the controversial Nanotyrannus is its own species, not a juvenile Tyrannosaurus rex.
The brain contains built-in maps, represented by neurons called place cells.Image credit:© iStock, solarsevenPlace cells are neurons in the brain’s memory center, the hippocampus, that help the brain keep track of the body’s location in space. Arrays of these cells form a cognitive map, firing off electrical signals when the body is in a particular location in its environment. These cells walk a delicate functional tightrope. They have to remain stable so that the brain remembers when the body has re-entered a familiar location, and they have to be ready to adapt as the environment around the body changes. How…
Cyclana Bio lands funding to advance therapeutics for chronic inflammation diseases, starting with endometriosis. British biotech Cyclana Bio has raised $6.6 million in pre-seed funding to develop next-generation therapies for diseases characterized by chronic inflammation, using cutting-edge tissue modeling technologies that capture how disease behaves in the human body. The Cambridge-based company is initially focused on women’s health, specifically endometriosis, a painful chronic inflammatory condition where womb lining tissue grows outside the uterus. Founded earlier this year by Dr Léa Wenger and Prof. Kevin Chalut, both former scientists at longevity biotech giant Altos Labs, Cyclana aims to close long-standing gaps…
A member of the Irish-based food ingredients company Carbery Group, Synergy works with customers worldwide to develop flavour solutions for diverse food and beverage categories. As part of Synergy’s Paired to Perfection portfolio, the new flavour concepts use the company’s expertise to pinpoint and mask notes while enhancing desirable flavour compounds.Although consumer data suggest that unflavoured greens are the most popular, more than 20% of products declare a flavouring on the packaging, “indicating either the presence of a specialist taste modulation ingredient, or a generic or unspecified ‘original’ flavour”, the firm said.Chris Whiting, European category development manager at Synergy Flavours,…
Global awareness of the gut microbiome and its ties to holistic health benefits is continuing to expand, as the space evolves beyond traditional probiotics. From prebiotic fibers and psychobiotics to heat-stable postbiotics and novel yeast-based actives, the next generation of gut health innovation is focused on personalization, functionality, and full-body benefits. Nutrition Insight sits down with experts from Gnosis by Lesaffre, Novonesis, and ADM to discuss the latest innovations and how biotics can enhance health and well-being along the many gut axes. “One size doesn’t fit all — this is central to how we approach gut health at Novonesis,” explains Jakob…
If you’ve ever felt your mood dip and wondered whether food could make a difference, the answer might be yes. New research1 suggests that what’s on your plate may play a bigger role in your mental health than you think—not just in terms of energy or longevity, but also for mood resilience.
Savor the flavors of fall with these tasty salad recipes, complete with colorful seasonal produce, tangy vinaigrettes and at least 6 grams of fiber per serving. Not only will these salads help you get in some extra veggies, the fiber in these salads can also help support your digestion and gut health. So grab a fork and try our Rainbow Beet Salad or Roasted Squash and Lentil Kale Salad for a tasty bowl that’s just as delicious as it is nutritious. Love these recipes? Join MyRecipes to save them all with one click. It’s so easy—and free! Buraczki (Polish Beet…
Hundreds of thousands of ChatGPT users exhibit signs of psychosis, mania, or suicidal intent every week, a company audit indicates.1The finding, released as part of an update to the AI technology to better detect these types of conversations, comes amid a wider debate on how chatbots could exacerbate mental health problems.OpenAI, ChatGP’s developer, estimated that around 0.07% of users in a given week show possible signs of mental health emergencies related to psychosis or mania. Additionally, 0.15% of users had conversations with explicit indicators of potential suicidal planning or intent.Although the overall percentages are small, ChatGPT has recorded as many…
Credit: Alena Butusava / iStock / Getty Images Plus Blood contains pathogenic secrets encoded in tiny fragments of cell-free circulating DNA (cfDNA), a phenomenon that has been the sparkplug for a new generation of cancer diagnostics. The challenge, in this case, finding tumor cfDNA, has long been likened to finding a needle in a haystack: identifying rare cell-free DNA (cfDNA) fragments that betray the presence of a malignancy. But when it comes to chronic disease, the situation flips—rather than an absence of the cfDNA signal, there’s too much of it. “For many oncology companies, the problem is how to find…