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Signatures of superconductivity in La₃Ni₂O₇ thin films are demonstrated, facilitated by the application of epitaxial compressive strain, suggesting that the observed low zero resistance T_c of around 2 K can be attributed to several factors.

Murthy et al. demonstrate that cancer-associated fibroblast-derived acetate regulates polyamine homeostasis via an ACSS2–SP1–SAT1 axis in pancreatic cancer cells, thus enabling cell survival and tumour development under acidosis.

The bacterium Helicobacter pylori, often found in the human stomach, can be classified into distinct subpopulations associated with the geographic origin of the host. Here, the authors provide insights into H. pylori population structure by collecting over 1,000 clinical strains from 50 countries and generating and analyzing high-quality bacterial genome sequences.

Blood pressure (BP) is a major risk factor for cardiovascular disease and more than 200 genetic loci associated with BP are known. Here, the authors perform discovery GWAS for BP in East Asians and meta-analysis in East Asians and Europeans and report ancestry-specific BP SNPs and selection signals.

The observation of superconductivity in infinite-layer nickelates has been limited to epitaxial thin films, which has restricted their experimental investigation. Now, a technique is reported for the release of millimetre-scale freestanding superconducting nickelate membranes. This geometry enables a range of studies, including the response of superconductivity to strain.

Stig Bojesen, Georgia Chenevix-Trench, Alison Dunning and colleagues report common variants at the TERT-CLPTM1L locus associated with mean telomere length measured in whole blood. They also identify associations at this locus to breast or ovarian cancer susceptibility and report functional studies in breast and ovarian cancer tissue and cell lines.

Polar skyrmions are particle-like objects consisted of swirling electric dipoles that hold promise for next generation nanodevices. Here, the authors explore the strain-induced transition from skyrmions to merons using electron imaging methods.

The relative importance of the mechanisms underlying species radiation remains unclear. Here, the authors combine reference genome assembly and population genetics analyses to show that neutral forces have contributed to the radiation of the most species-rich tree genus Syzygium.

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Coherent acoustic plasmons in time-domain measurements are rarely observed due to Landau damping. Here, Glinka et al. use transient second-harmonic generation to observe coherent acoustic Dirac plasmon modes survived in indirectly opposite-surface coupled Bi₂Se₃films due to Dirac fermion tunnelling.

In cancer, the impact on cellular fitness of copy-number gains affecting collaterally-amplified genes remains poorly understood compared to oncogenes. Here, the authors integrate genomic data from tumours and cell lines and identify a class of ‘Amplification-Related Gain Of Sensitivity’ (ARGOS) genes, with potential therapeutic applications.

HNF1B is overexpressed in the clear cell subtype and epigenetically silenced in the serous subtype of ovarian cancer. Pearce and colleagues now show that genetic variants in HNF1B are differentially associated with risks of developing these two cancer subtypes, possibly through an epigenetic mechanism.

Prenatal bisphenol A exposure is associated with an increased risk of ASD in boys through a mechanism involving aromatase suppression. These resulting ASD-related behaviors and brain abnormalities may be reversed through postnatal intervention with 10HDA in mice.

Understanding how SARS-CoV-2 gains initial entry into the human body is a key step towards the development of prophylaxes and therapeutics for COVID-19. Here, the authors show that ACE2, the receptor for SARS-CoV-2, is abundantly expressed in the motile cilia of the human nasal and respiratory tract and is not affected by the use of angiotensin-converting enzyme inhibitors or angiotensin II receptor blockers.

Paul Pharoah, Joellen Schildkraut, Thomas Sellers and colleagues report a meta-analysis of genome-wide association studies for epithelial ovarian cancer and genotyping using the iCOGS array in 18,174 cases and 26,134 controls from 43 studies from the Ovarian Cancer Association Consortium. They identify three new ovarian cancer susceptibility loci, including one specific to the serous subtype, and their integrated molecular analysis of genes and regulatory regions at these loci suggests disease mechanisms.

A genome-wide association study of 1.7 million individuals identified 41 genetic variants associated with left-handedness and 7 associated with ambidexterity. The genetic correlation between the traits was low, thereby implying different aetiologies.

Replication stress induces STING-TRPV2 dissociation to promote Ca²⁺ release from the ER for fork protection; however, the precise mechanism remains unclear. Here, the authors identify TCAF1 as a fork protection factor that facilitates STING-TRPV2 dissociation, thereby enabling Ca²⁺ release.

A trans-ancestry genome-wide association study of serum urate levels identifies 183 loci influencing this trait. Enrichment analyses, fine-mapping and colocalization with gene expression in 47 tissues implicate the kidney and liver as key target organs and prioritize potential causal genes.

A multi-ancestry genome-wide association study of prostate cancer performed in 156,319 cases and 788,443 controls identifies 187 novel risk variants associated with the disease. Genetic risk scores associated with overall risk, and risk of aggressive disease in men of African ancestry.

Previous studies identified an association between the 2q35 locus and breast cancer. Here, the authors show that a SNP at 2q35, rs4442975, is associated with oestrogen receptor positive disease and suggest that this effect is mediated through the downregulation of a known breast cancer gene, IGFBP5.

The authors show that an out-of-plane antidamping spin–orbit torque can produce a sizeable change in the switching dynamics of a magnetic layer with perpendicular anisotropy.

Many genetic loci have been identified to be associated with kidney disease, but the molecular mechanisms are not well understood. Here, the authors perform epigenome-wide association studies on kidney function measures to identify epigenetic marks and pathways involved in kidney function.

Conventional magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) operates at a high magnetic field strength and requires a strict access-controlled environment, making MRI often inaccessible. Here, the authors present a portable low-field MRI device that detects intracerebral hemorrhage with high accuracy.

Oestrogen negative breast cancer is associated with a poor prognosis. In this study, the authors perform a meta-analysis of 11 breast cancer genome-wide association studies and identify four new loci associated with oestrogen negative breast cancer risk. These findings may aid in stratifying patients in the clinic.

Prime-editing mouse models enable the study of specific cancer mutations in vivo.

Together with the fatty-acid-binding protein  FABP5, the cytoskeletal organizer TAGLN2 is an essential factor for fatty acid uptake, mitochondrial respiration and anticancer function in CD8⁺ T cells.

Most confirmed susceptibility variants for epithelial ovarian cancer lie in non-protein-coding sequences. Here Permuth-Wey and colleagues investigate variants in 3′ untranslated regions (UTRs) and uncover a new susceptibility locus.

Fine-scale geospatial mapping of overweight and wasting (two components of the double burden of malnutrition) in 105 LMICs shows that overweight has increased from 5.2% in 2000 to 6.0% in children under 5 in 2017. Although overall wasting decreased over the same period, most countries are not on track to meet the World Health Organization’s Global Nutrition Target of <5% in over half of LMICs by 2025.

In an analysis of long-term safety events in 783 patients treated with T cell therapy in 38 trials, 2.3% of patients developed second primary malignancies, and vector integration analyses revealed no pathological insertions.

Douglas Easton, Per Hall and colleagues report meta-analyses of genome-wide association studies for breast cancer, including 10,052 cases and 12,575 controls, followed by genotyping using the iCOGS array in an additional 52,675 cases and 49,436 controls from studies within the Breast Cancer Association Consortium (BCAC). They identify 41 loci newly associated with susceptibility to breast cancer.

Cyclin-dependent kinase (CDK) inhibitors are widely used both in the clinic and for basic research aimed at dissecting the specific cellular functions of specific CDKs. Here, the authors report the development of a panel of fluorescent reporter probes and provide a comprehensive profile of the inhibitory activity of several CDK inhibitors towards all 21 CDKs in living cells.

Nasopharyngeal carcinoma (NPC) lacks effective diagnostic and therapeutic strategies, in particular at advanced stages. Here, the authors show that expression of the somatostatin receptor 2 is induced by Epstein-Barr virus in NPC and has a key role in the diagnosis, imaging, targeted therapies and prognosis of NPC.

The role of developmental pathways in medulloblastoma tumours (MB) with sonic hedgehog (SHH) activation remains to be explored. Here, the authors perform multi-omic analysis and characterise the key transcriptomic and metabolic patterns of highly differentiated cells in SHH MBs.

Serum urate concentration can be studied in large datasets to find genetic and epigenetic loci that may be related to cardiometabolic traits. Here the authors identify and replicate 100 urate-associated CpGs, which provide insights into urate GWAS loci and shared CpGs of urate and cardiometabolic traits.

Oncolytic viruses are under development for tumor treatment. David Kirn and colleagues now report their results of a randomized phase 2 dose-finding trial of JX-594, an oncolytic immunotherapeutic vaccinia virus, in patients with advanced hepatocellular carcinoma. The study shows that high-dose JX-594 was associated with significantly improved overall survival and induced radiographic responses and antitumor immunity.

To understand how organizations produce urban integration, that is, connections across lines of difference, Brandtner et al. conducted a survey of 863 civil society organizations in five global cities: San Francisco, Seattle, Shenzhen, Sydney and Vienna. They find that neighborhood income and the share of migrant populations are associated with whether organizational practices aim at connecting people or institutions.

Chromosome 8q24 is known to be a major susceptibility region for prostate cancer risk. Here the authors analyze genetic data across the 8q24 region from 71,535 prostate cancer patients identifying 12 risk loci, three previously unreported, highlighting the contribution of germline variation at this locus.

Variant detection in problematic genes is facilitated with a curated benchmark.

In a phase 1 trial followed by translational analyses, patients with acute myeloid leukemia (AML) treated with chimeric antigen receptor (CAR) T cell therapy targeting CD123 experienced high levels of cytokine release syndrome and short-lived clinical responses, probably due to CAR T cell-derived cytokines increasing the viability of AML blasts and antigen persistence.

The plasma membrane’s electrical potential is maintained by ion channels, though the impact of this potential on cell fate has not been clearly elucidated. Here they show that changes in membrane potential can affect calcium levels and mTOR in pluripotent stem cells, altering their transition from pluripotency to differentiation.

The ASAP4 family of genetically encoded voltage indicators allows recording of action potentials and subthreshold activity with either one- or two-photon microscopy over extended periods of time.

Estimating direct and indirect effects of genotypes on phenotypes is important for genetic analyses such as Mendelian randomization. Here the authors compare five different methods to estimate direct and indirect genetic effects using summary results statistics that account for sample overlap.