A spin-off of Universidad Carlos III de Madrid (UC3M), 60Nd, has secured one of the most significant innovation grants in Europe, the EIC Transition, to bring NeoMag to market, a portable device with technology based on smart magnetic materials. This system enables the study of tumor behavior, traumatic brain injuries and wound healing processes, among other applications, and also supports the development of new drugs.

Beneath the ice of West Antarctica lie natural records of past climate variability, containing sediments deposited during warmer periods when the region was partly or entirely ice-free. 

An international team co-led by a researcher from ETH Zurich and the Swiss Federal Institute for Forest, Snow and Landscape Research (WSL) has now retrieved the longest sediment core ever drilled from beneath an ice sheet, using a custom-designed drilling system. 

The 228 metre-long core contains geological evidence and fossils of marine organisms that indicate a previously open, ice-free ocean. This archive provides new insights into how sensitive the West Antarctic Ice Sheet is to a warming climate. 

Wiley will significantly expand the Advanced Portfolio into life, health, and social sciences disciplines, with plans to launch eight new journals by the end of 2026 and more to follow over the next several years.

Acute respiratory distress syndrome (ARDS) is a devastating form of respiratory failure, still marked by high mortality due to the lack of targeted therapies. This new review synthesizes how cytokine storm drives lung injury and multiorgan dysfunction, emphasizing ARDS subphenotypes, particularly the hyperinflammatory profile. By linking mechanistic immunology with organ-specific damage and emerging immunomodulatory treatments, the authors outline a precision medicine roadmap to move ARDS care beyond purely supportive strategies.

The review by Professor Rui-Hua Xu’s team from Sun Yat-Sen University synthesizes pivotal clinical evidence to address a central challenge: while immunotherapy has revolutionized cancer care, its success varies dramatically across different gastrointestinal cancers. The authors introduce a practical "three-strata" framework that categorizes tumors based on their underlying immunobiology—from highly immunogenic to deeply immunosuppressive—and outlines distinct, optimized therapeutic strategies for each group, offering a clear roadmap for clinicians and researchers.

Podocytes are specialized cells in the kidneys that do not renew with age. Researchers from Juntendo University used electron microscopy to show that podocytes in older rats are much larger and have significant structural differences from those in young rats. These findings highlight age-related structural changes and could increase the accuracy of staging the progression of glomerular disorders in kidneys.