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Cryogenic transport measurements of CsV₃Sb₅ nanobeams show a zero-field Josephson diode effect and radio-frequency rectification with power-dependent quantized voltage output.

A relatively high proportion of patients relapse following radiofrequency ablation. Here, authors show that neutrophils with high expression of CD177 and PAD4 promote progression of residual tumors after incomplete radiofrequency ablation via PPARγ-related lipid metabolism adaptation.

Here authors show loss of AKAP11, a strong genetic risk factor for bipolar disorder and schizophrenia, disrupts PKA proteostasis and signaling, leading to widespread transcriptomic alterations across the brain, particularly in striatal neurons, as well as altered behavior.

Liu et al. report Chinese normative lifespan brain charts showing later neurodevelopmental milestones than those detected in Western cohorts. Individual deviations from these norms are valuable in assessing clinical risk and outcomes.

It is unclear how early-life urbanicity influences adult neurobehavioral traits. This study reveals that earlier menarche mediates the relationship between early-life urbanicity and adult neurobehavioral traits associated with mental disorders.

Fang et al. demonstrate that OsHSFA4d enhances thermotolerance by activating HSP101 and promoting CslF6 expression, which suppresses disease resistance. It is phosphorylated by OsCDPK24/28, increasing its DNA binding ability under heat stress. This trade-off mechanism of abiotic/biotic stress may broadly exist in plant kingdom.

The Taiwan Precision Medicine Initiative (TPMI) has built a cohort of more than half a million individuals with Han Chinese ancestry, providing a rich resource of genetic and medical data for this group.

The Taiwan Precision Medicine Initiative recruited and genotyped more than half a million Taiwanese participants, almost all of Han Chinese ancestry, and performed comprehensive genomic analyses and developed polygenic risk score prediction models for numerous health conditions.

RNA-binding proteins (RBPs) modulate all aspects of RNA metabolism. Here the authors introduce a method named HARD-AP that effectively isolates RBPs and their closely associated RNA regulatory complexes from both cultured cells and fresh tissues.

Here the authors reveal a study of 486,956 Han Chinese individuals showing that most people with genetic variants affecting drug response do not have the predicted adverse events, highlighting the challenges of implementing pharmacogenetics in clinical practice.

A cross-ancestry GWAS meta-analyses of brainstem structures identify 713 associations. It reveals shared/distinct genetic architectures across ancestries/substructures and overlaps with neuropsychiatric disorders and physiological functions.

Synthetic biology enables sustainable chemical production. Here, authors develop a modular enzymatic platform to biosynthesize non-natural amino acids with C–S, C–Se, and C–N side chains from renewable substrate glycerol, achieving high efficiency and scalability.

Alkaline nitrate electroreduction to ammonia is restricted by insufficient H⁺ supply. Here, the authors propose a halogen-mediated H⁺ feeding strategy, by triggering dangling O-H water dissociation and fast *H desorption for *NO intermediate hydrogenation, to enhance the formation of ammonia.

Electroreduction of low-concentration NO₃⁻ to NH₃ is limited by NO₃⁻ mass transfer. Here, the authors propose a strategy for NO₃ ⁻ enrichment through charge rearrangement within the inner Helmholtz plane, achieving near-unity conversion of NO₃⁻ to NH₃.

Here the authors determined structures of the mitochondrial ATP synthase at pH 6, in four distinct conformations. The structures represent intermediates in the reaction cycle of the enzyme and provide insights into its elastic coupling mechanism.

Vertically assembled graphene devices have received less attention than the typical two dimensional arrangements. Chen et al. show that an Au/graphene/Au assembly exhibits a large magnetoresistance ratio of up to 400%, while a Co/graphene/Co device displays a spin valve effect at room temperature.

Socioeconomic status is multidimensional and can change over time. Xu, Lui, Ji et al. found dimension-specific, late-stage-specific and change-specific socioeconomic effects on brain, cognition, personality and emotion.

The decarbonization of energy systems requires access to minerals that are critical for manufacturing low-carbon technologies. Here researchers show that meeting climate targets could be impeded by material shortages, revealing the importance of diverse solutions that balance mitigation, equity and resource constraints.

Analysis of whole-genome sequencing data from 3,023 human genomes from mainland Southeast Asia identifies high genetic heterogeneity among populations in the region and many unique small and structural variants.

The metabolite agmatine derived from the gut microbiota contributes to a polycystic ovary syndrome-like phenotype in female mice and inhibits the secretion of glucagon-like peptide-1, thereby contributing to metabolic and ovarian dysfunction.

Hydroxysafflor yellow A, a quinochalcone di-C-glycoside, is clinically used for acute ischemic stroke. Here, authors elucidate its biosynthetic pathway, revealing that CtCGT and Ct2OGD1 coordinately catalyze di-C-glycosylation and dearomatization in the final step.

Dirac semimetals are a three-dimensional analogue of graphene that can support massless Dirac fermions in their bulk and Fermi-arc surface states. Here, the authors observe Aharonov–Bohm oscillations in transport measurements on Cd₃As₂nanowires, revealing these exotic surface states.

Chemodynamic therapy (CDT) uses Fenton chemistry to covert hydrogen peroxide in cancer cells to toxic hydroxyl radicals, but endogenous hydrogen peroxide is insufficient to drive sustainable CDT. Here, the authors report a water oxidation CoFe Prussian blue nanoframe to provide sustained, external energy free self-supply of hydroxyl radicals for CDT.

Multipolarons provide a potential platform for manipulating electrons. Here, the authors demonstrate the creation and manipulation of multipolarons in CrBr₃ via the tip of a scanning tunneling microscope.

Atom transfer radical polymerization with dual photoredox/copper catalysis often requires high photocatalyst loadings. Herein the authors report a photocatalyst that functions at the sub-ppm level for controlled radical polymerizations, focusing on a design strategy aimed at photocatalyst regeneration.

Enfortumab vedotin (EV) is the current standard treatment for advanced bladder cancer, but resistance typically develops within a year, highlighting the need for new therapies. This study demonstrates that NECTIN4-targeting CAR T cells are effective against bladder cancer, including EV-resistant cells, and their potency can be further enhanced by using rosiglitazone to boost NECTIN4 expression.

Sharma et al. identify an early metabolic checkpoint dependent upon lactate dehydrogenase for newly activated B cells to enter germinal centers.

Superconductivity through the topological surface states of a Dirac semimetal remains elusive. Here, the authors fabricate a Nb-Cd₃As₂-Nb Josephson junction and observe supercurrent oscillations from surface Fermi arcs of Cd₃As₂

A mitochondrion-localised BAHD acyltransferase (3β-tigloyloxytropane synthase, TS) from Atropa belladonna is responsible for the formation of 3β-tigloyloxytropane, the key intermediate in calystegine biosynthesis.

Dirac semimetals possess an electronic dispersion relation which is linear in three dimensions, making them three-dimensional analogues of graphene. Here, the authors report large negative magnetoresistance in single-crystal Cd₃As₂nanowires, evidencing a sought-after chiral anomaly effect.

Efficient charge carrier separation is a substantial roadblock to achieving high performance in photoelectrochemical systems based on transition-metal oxides. Here a metal vacancy strategy is used to enhance hole mobility, resulting in general enhancement of photocurrent density in WO₃, TiO₂ and Bi₂O₃ photoanodes.

SpatialGlue is a graph neural network-based approach for integrating multimodal spatial omics data. Combining complementary data modalities improves the discovery of spatial domains as well as the identification of cell subpopulations across tissues.

Tirzepatide has shown promise for treatment of obesity but its effects in heart failure are unknown. Using real-world data from over 14,000 patients, the authors show that tirzepatide is associated with lower risks of death, heart failure worsening, cardiovascular events, and kidney complications in people with preserved ejection fraction heart failure.

Brain glucose induces in vivo tolerance of Cryptococcus neoformans to amphotericin B, limiting fungicidal efficacy against meningitis in a mouse model, and aureobasidin A inhibits brain glucose-induced tolerance, improving therapeutic outcome.

The role of stem Leydig cells in restoration of male fertility after acute injury is not clear. In an acute injury mouse model of testicular torsion, the authors show that Stem Leydig cells can restore testicular immunological homeostasis by mitochondria transfer to macrophages in a TRPM7-mediated manner.

Insulator-to-metal transitions induced by spontaneous magnetization above room temperature have rarely been observed. Here, the authors show that this transition, along with concurrent high-temperature ferrimagnetic order, is realized in the novel 3d/5d hybridized quadruple perovskite oxide CaCu₃Ni₂Os₂O₁₂.

The oncoprotein ANLN regulates contractile ring assembly during mitosis, has been reported as an oncoprotein. Here, the authors report a role of nuclear ANLN in gene transcriptional regulation through interaction with RNA Pol II and promoting its clustering and phase separation.

The tumour-specific circular RNA FAM53B is highly immunogenic and can induce anti-tumour responses in mouse models of breast cancer and melanoma, expanding the repertoire of anticancer targets for development.

Human pluripotent stem cell (hPSC) derived pancreatic beta cells are a promising and potentially limitless source for cell replacement therapy. Here the authors perform stage-wise chemical screening to develop an improved protocol for hPSC differentiation to functional pancreatic beta cells at high efficiency.

Proteomics can aid in the identification of molecular subtypes in cancers. Here, the authors perform proteomic profiling of 124 paired oesophageal cancer and adjacent non-tumour tissues and identify two subtypes that are associated with patient survival for therapeutic targeting.

Oral microbes in non-oral locations are noted across various cancers. This study highlights the abnormal translocation of oral microbes to the nasopharynx, raising the risk of nasopharyngeal cancer by remodeling the tumor microenvironment and potentially influencing EBV infection.

Epstein-Barr virus is associated with increased cancer risk. Here, the authors analysed two population-based prospective cohorts in Southern China to examine the association between increased seropositivity and the risk of multiple cancer types.