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Researchers in a new #ScienceReview argue that menopause research needs a major rethink, shifting from a one-size-fits-all view of the transition to a precision medicine approach that accounts for differences in symptoms, timing, genetics and hormone treatments.

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Reframing menopause and menopause hormone therapy as opportunities for healthy aging
Menopause is an important biological transition with up to 72 symptoms that shapes aging trajectories across organs and encompasses ~40% of the female lifespan. Although menopause awareness is increas...
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November 5, 2026 at 10:16 PM
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In a new #ScienceReview, researchers highlight the emerging research surrounding the immune system’s role in preparing a mother’s body for pregnancy.

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Shaping maternal physiology: Immune control of reproductive adaptation
Pregnancy is one of the most extensive physiological transitions of adult life, requiring coordinated adaptation across virtually every maternal organ to support fetal growth while preserving maternal...
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October 21, 2026 at 7:27 PM
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In a new #ScienceReview, researchers examine how XX and XY chromosomes influence aging and diseases, including neurological, immune, cancer, and cardiometabolic disorders.

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X and Y chromosomes as determinants of aging and disease
Sex differences have traditionally been attributed to gonadal hormones, but accumulating evidence shows that sex chromosomes exert distinct, cell-autonomous effects on health, aging, and disease. XX a...
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October 15, 2026 at 9:13 PM
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It has long been recognized that millions of women, especially younger women, are disproportionately affected by pain disorders.

In a new #ScienceReview, researchers synthesize recent advances in understanding these conditions. https://scim.ag/3TFlxTo
Sex-specific mechanisms of chronic pain
For decades, we have known that women, especially younger women, are disproportionately affected by pain disorders, including irritable bowel syndrome, endometriosis, menstrual migraines, fibromyalgia...
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October 7, 2026 at 7:45 PM
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3) While this research highlights limitations in EIA reporting, it also proposes methods that use open data and technologies have the potential to strengthen existing reporting frameworks in large-scale projects. 🚂

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September 18, 2026 at 7:30 AM
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3) Field surveys also found the invasive species accounting for a large proportion of spiders observed at study sites, potentially pointing to competition with native orb-weavers. 🔍

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September 11, 2026 at 7:30 AM
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A 2025 #ScienceReview offers an overview of recent research that reveals the immune system not only defends the body but also actively shapes and supports various life-sustaining processes through dynamic, reciprocal interactions with other physiological systems. https://scim.ag/4zf2Q9i
Immune system influence on physiology
The immune system’s central function is to maintain homeostasis by guarding the organism against dangerous external and internal stressors. Immunity’s operational toolbox contains diverse processes, s...
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August 13, 2026 at 9:04 PM
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A new #ScienceReview highlights the growing potential of archaeogenomics to inform restoration, conservation, sustainable fisheries management, and climate adaptation strategies worldwide. https://scim.ag/3RHSCxh
Beyond the scales: Marine archaeogenomics for the conservation and restoration of fisheries
Protection and restoration of marine environments are essential for food security and climate change mitigation. Yet historical and archaeological research have shown that conservation and management ...
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August 6, 2026 at 3:06 PM
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A 2021 #ScienceReview showed how the rapidly changing soundscape of modern oceans impacts marine life globally—and how mitigating these impacts is key to achieving a healthier ocean.

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The illustrations from top to bottom show ocean soundscapes from before the industrial revolution that were largely composed of sounds from geological (geophony) and biological sources (biophony), with minor contributions from human sources (anthrophony), to the present Anthropocene oceans, where anthropogenic noise and reduced biophony owing to the depleted abundance of marine animals and healthy habitats have led to impacts on marine animals.
June 8, 2026 at 3:01 PM
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Recent studies have revealed the synchronization of neuromodulators including norepinephrine, serotonin, acetylcholine, dopamine, and histamine during sleep.

A new #ScienceReview explores what potential role the synchronization of these oscillations may play in health. https://scim.ag/3PEGdsW
The oscillatory biology of sleep: Linkage to dementia
During wakefulness, neuromodulators operate largely independently to support behavior and cognition. By contrast, sleep reorganizes their activity into a coordinated brain rhythm. During sleep, the ma...
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May 28, 2026 at 9:03 PM
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In a 2025 #ScienceReview, researchers examined the influence that biological sex exerts on the immune system and immune-related diseases.

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Sex differences in tissue-specific immunity and immunology
Biological sex exerts a substantial influence on the immune system and immune-related diseases. Males are more susceptible to the acute effects of viral disease and certain cancers, whereas females ex...
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April 29, 2026 at 1:15 PM
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In a new #ScienceReview, researchers discuss a variety of methods to reimagine human-centric drug development.

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Reimagining human-centric drug development with new approach methodologies
Despite unprecedented technological progress, most drug candidates continue to fail in clinical trials, reflecting a persistent gap between preclinical models and human biology. New approach methodolo...
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April 24, 2026 at 7:42 PM
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In a new #ScienceReview, researchers examine the evidence for how global diets have changed and strategies that could transition food systems toward a healthier future.

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Strategies for achieving healthy, sustainable, and equitable dietary transitions
The industrialization of global food systems has led to dietary changes that harm both health and the environment. If global food systems are to meet the needs of a growing population for healthy, env...
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April 7, 2026 at 1:23 PM
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The production and accumulation of aberrant proteins can have serious pathological consequences.

In a new #ScienceReview, researchers explore how organisms maintain the extracellular proteome. https://scim.ag/4tdEB7B
Systems-level organization of extracellular proteostasis
One defining feature of complex organisms is the ability to maintain protein homeostasis beyond cellular boundaries. We review how extracellular proteostasis is organized as a hierarchical network spa...
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April 1, 2026 at 7:24 PM
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In a new #ScienceReview, researchers discuss how #AI can be responsibly and effectively integrated into mental health care, given the unique clinical, ethical, and societal challenges of the field.

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Multimodal data from established sources plus emerging AI-enabled tools improve phenotypic characterization, which supports diagnosis and personalized treatment. Clinical decision support systems, therapeutic chatbots, and digital monitoring create new opportunities for tailored care. Successful clinical translation of this AI-augmented care will depend on rigorous validation, stakeholder engagement, strict guardrails, and clinician education.
January 19, 2026 at 8:59 PM
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In a new #ScienceReview, researchers investigate how sequencing-based lineage tracing can be used to explore how organisms initiate infection, how population bottlenecks develop, and how cells disseminate and evolve within the host. https://scim.ag/3YmwyYP
Quantifying host-microbe interactions with bacterial lineage tracing
Using genomic barcodes to trace bacterial lineages within a host reveals previously unobservable dynamics of infection, including the impact of infection bottlenecks, routes of bacterial dissemination...
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January 10, 2026 at 7:02 PM
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Antarctic ice plays a crucial role in regulating Earth’s climate, global sea levels, ocean circulation, and planetary reflectivity.

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Antarctica in 2025: Drivers of deep uncertainty in projected ice loss
Antarctica is a vital component of Earth’s climate system, influencing global sea level, ocean circulation, and planetary albedo. Major knowledge gaps in critical processes—spanning the atmosphere, oc...
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January 1, 2026 at 9:57 PM
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In a #ScienceReview from earlier this year, researchers provide a critical evaluation of research linking glymphatic dysfunction with Alzheimer’s disease.

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Glymphatic dysfunction in Alzheimer’s disease: A critical appraisal
Thirteen years after the initial publication defining the glymphatic system, we critically reappraise the role of its dysfunction in Alzheimer’s disease (AD). Our understanding of glymphatic function ...
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December 25, 2025 at 2:24 PM
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Researchers in a recent #ScienceReview examine the influence that biological sex exerts on the immune system and immune-related diseases.

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Sex differences in tissue-specific immunity and immunology
Biological sex exerts a substantial influence on the immune system and immune-related diseases. Males are more susceptible to the acute effects of viral disease and certain cancers, whereas females ex...
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December 24, 2025 at 8:44 PM
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In a new #ScienceReview, researchers explore how advances in single-cell analysis and developments in gene editing are paving the way for precision engineering of crop plants. https://scim.ag/43SDAYe
Unlocking the potential of brassinosteroids: A path to precision plant engineering
Brassinosteroids are essential plant hormones that play a central role in regulating growth, development, and stress responses. Their impact on plant architecture and productivity makes them attractiv...
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November 15, 2025 at 8:14 PM
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In a new #ScienceReview, researchers highlight recent advances in the design, characterization, modeling, and fundamental understanding of porosity that have enabled breakthroughs across the landscape of energy technologies. https://scim.ag/3LkoODa
November 4, 2025 at 8:31 PM
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A 2024 #ScienceReview highlights the growing recognition of the complex cognitive capacities of #rats and its implications for how they are treated in scientific contexts. https://scim.ag/49byOse #ScienceMagArchives
The complex affective and cognitive capacities of rats
For several decades, although studies of rat physiology and behavior have abounded, research on rat emotions has been limited in scope to fear, anxiety, and pain. Converging evidence for the capacity ...
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October 25, 2025 at 7:59 PM
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γδ T cells are a unique population of immune cells that can recognize and kill tumors.

A 2024 #ScienceReview explores current research efforts focused on how γδ cells naturally discriminate cancers from healthy tissues. https://scim.ag/3L4i3oU #ScienceMagArchives
Cancer immunotherapy by γδ T cells
The premise of cancer immunotherapy is that cancers are specifically visible to an immune system tolerized to healthy self. The promise of cancer immunotherapy is that immune effector mechanisms and i...
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October 24, 2025 at 7:56 PM
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In a 2020 #ScienceReview, researchers investigated how systematic racist practices such as residential segregation have led to an unequal distribution of “nature” within cities.

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The ecological and evolutionary consequences of systemic racism in urban environments
Cities create challenging environments for many nonhuman species, and the presence of nonhumans in cities influences the health and well-being of the humans with which they share the environment. Dist...
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October 6, 2025 at 7:17 PM
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Continuous protein monitoring is an emerging area in clinical monitoring strategies.

A new #ScienceReview looks at how this approach has transformative potential for preventive health care. https://scim.ag/4nnXlyB
Schematics of clinical integration of continuous biomolecular monitoring across the spectrum of preventative health care and challenges to integration and data handling in care settings.
September 29, 2025 at 7:18 PM