Weekly Headlines (Excerpts)

    1. Career effects of preprints get mixed reviews from biomedical researchers

Junior researchers are more likely to embrace preprints; grant reviewers and hiring committees express doubts

 6 Mar 2026 By Jeffrey Brainard 

     2. Can a wealthy family change the course of a deadly brain disease?

Inspired by the loss of their mother, they have poured millions into studying a key protein behind frontotemporal dementia. But all has not gone according to plan

     5 Mar 2026 By Jennie Erin Smith 

  3. New HIV cure approach forces hidden virus into tripping immune sensor

Strategy gains momentum after promising results in cell studies and infected people

 5 Mar 2026 By Jon Cohen 

    4. ‘Insane’ images depict ant species in stunning 3D

    New method for visualizing organisms opens the door for mass digitization efforts

    5 Mar 2026 By Warren Cornwall

     5. GLP-1 drugs linked to lower addiction rates in

     large study of veterans

The treatments appeared to help prevent a wide range of substance use disorders and reduce serious harms from existing ones

      4 Mar 2026 By Jennie Erin Smith 

6. Many heat-stressed tropical insects are reaching 

their limits

Vast study in Peru and Kenya confirms limited defenses against rising temperatures, redoubling climate concerns

 4 Mar 2026 By Erik Stokstad 

7. Did ancient Greek priestesses brew a mind-bending potion drunk by Cicero and Marcus Aurelius?

Researchers found the psychedelic elixir would have been possible to make using ingredients and techniques available in ancient Greece

 3 Mar 2026 By Rachel Nuwer

8. Stem cell therapies ‘come of age’ with two conditional approvals in Japan

Induced pluripotent stem cells could help treat diseased hearts and brains

 3 Mar 2026 By Dennis Normile

9. Microbes might be able to planet hop on asteroid shrapnel

Experiment confirms bacteria could survive being blasted off world by impact

 3 Mar 2026 By Jake Buehler