Neolithic plague bacterium did not cause mass mortality

Study by the Collaborative Research Centre 1266 ‘Scales of Transformation‘ shows possible infection paths of Yersinia pestis 5000 years ago.

Mendelian randomization reveals apolipoprotein B shortens healthspan and possibly increases risk for Alzheimer’s disease - Communications Biology

A Mendelian randomization study suggests that apolipoprotein B potentially contributes to shortened healthspan and increased risk for Alzheimer’s disease.

Researchers develop strategy for adding keystone species to collapsing ecosystems

There are very few animals as important to our world as honeybees. There is, of course, the delicious honey they produce, but they are also essential in maintaining food security and the biodiversity that is threatened by climate change and becoming our strongest natural defense against it.

Natovenator polydontus Lee & Lee & Currie & Sissons & Park & Kim & Barsbold & Tsogtbaatar 2022, gen. et sp. nov. - Plazi TreatmentBank

A non-avian dinosaur with a streamlined body exhibits potential adaptations for swimming - Communications Biology

Presenting Natovenator polydontus, a non-avian dinosaur from the Upper Cretaceous of Mongolia displaying morphology indicative of swimming behaviour.

Neurocomputational mechanisms of affected beliefs - Communications Biology

Analyses of learning mechanisms, pupillometry, and fMRI data from healthy participants in a cognitive estimation task reveal neural dynamics related to how self-efficacy beliefs are formed, as well as how this process is impacted by emotions.