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30-Jul-2026

Why some nitrogen-processing enzymes are more efficient than others

Massachusetts Institute of Technology
Peer-Reviewed Publication

Two new studies explain why certain nitrogenases are the most efficient at converting nitrogen gas into ammonia. The findings could help guide the engineering of enzymes or catalysts that can convert nitrogen gas to ammonia.

Journal: Chem
Funder: U.S. Department of Energy

30-Jul-2026

Newly discovered mitochondrial microprotein linked to Type 2 diabetes — and shows early promise as a precision treatment

University of Southern California
Peer-Reviewed Publication

A previously unknown microprotein hidden within the human mitochondrial genome may help explain certain forms of Type 2 diabetes and could point toward a new, precision-medicine approach to treating it, according to a new USC study.

Journal: Theranostics
Funder: Ella Fitzgerald Charitable Foundation, Hanson-Thorell Family Research Award, Hinrich Foundation, Hevolution Foundation, Hinrich Endowment for Mitochondrial Genetics, USC Leonard Davis School

30-Jul-2026

Scientists unearth mechanism that helps plants “feel full”

New York University
Peer-Reviewed Publication

New York University researchers have pinpointed the molecular players responsible for plants “feeling full” once they’ve taken up enough nitrogen—a finding that could help scientists to develop plants that absorb more nitrogen from the soil and allow farmers to reduce environmentally and economically costly fertilizer application.

Journal: The Plant Cell
Funder: Agencia Nacional de Promoción Científica y Tecnológica, CONICET

30-Jul-2026

New University of Minnesota research identifies potential therapeutic target for Alzheimer’s disease

University of Minnesota Medical School
Peer-Reviewed Publication

A University of Minnesota research team has identified a type of plaque that represents a new potential therapeutic target for Alzheimer’s disease. The findings were recently published in Nature Neuroscience.

Journal: Nature Neuroscience
Funder: National Academy of Medicine

30-Jul-2026

Reenvisioning sexual health with perspectives from the global south

Columbia University's Mailman School of Public Health
Peer-Reviewed Publication

Sexual and reproductive health has largely been shaped by perspectives from wealthier developed nations in the Global North. To correct this imbalance, public health experts call for centering Global South knowledge, lived experience, and culturally grounded understandings of sexuality—including sexual pleasure.

Journal: Culture Health & Sexuality