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Science, Volume 392, Issue 6798, Page 603-604, May 2026.
Corinne Simonti, and Jesse Smith, Sacha Vignieri, Ekeoma Uzogara, Michael A. Funk, Stella M. Hurtley, Sarah H. Ross, Brad Wible, and Jelena Stajic

High risk of extinction across the flowering plant tree of life

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Science, Volume 392, Issue 6798, Page 655-659, May 2026.
Félix Forest, Ruth Brown, Sven Buerki, Jonathan F. Colville, Justin Moat, Eimear Nic Lughadha, Nisha R. Owen, Domitilla C. Raimondo, Malin Rivers, James Rosindell, Barnaby E. Walker, Steven P. Bachman, Sebastian Pipins, Rikki Gumbs, Matilda J. M. Brown

Your DNA may predict your future success more than your upbringing

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A new twin study suggests your genes may play a bigger role in your future success than your upbringing. Researchers found that IQ, which is largely genetically influenced, strongly predicts education, career, and income. Even twins raised in the same household diverged based on genetic differences. The findings hint that life outcomes may be more hardwired than many people expect.

Scientists reverse diabetes in mice with lab-grown insulin cells

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Scientists in Sweden have taken a major step toward a potential cure for type 1 diabetes by developing a more reliable way to create insulin-producing cells from human stem cells. These lab-grown cells not only respond strongly to glucose but were also able to restore blood sugar control when transplanted into diabetic mice.

MIT scientists discover millions of “silent synapses” in the adult brain

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MIT neuroscientists have uncovered a surprising secret hidden in the adult brain: millions of “silent synapses,” dormant connections that lie in wait until new learning calls them into action. Once thought to exist only in early development, these inactive links make up about 30% of synapses in the adult cortex and can be rapidly activated to form fresh memories.

Exerkine GPLD1 bridges liver and brain

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A recent study by Bieri et al. shows that exercise elevates hepatic glycosylphosphatidylinositol-specific phospholipase D1 (GPLD1), which cleaves endothelial tissue-nonspecific alkaline phosphatase (TNAP) to rejuvenate cerebrovascular signaling, enhance cognition in aging, and attenuate Alzheimer's-related pathology. This liver-to-brain enzymatic axis positions hepatokines as potent mediators of exercise-induced neuroprotection, which redefines systemic metabolism as a driver of brain...
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