NeuropsychologyAug 12, 2026
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NeuropsychologyAug 12, 2026
Why everyone with Alzheimer’s disease should prioritize mental health care
Depression is common in people who have Alzheimer’s. Mental health care can help ease depressive symptoms and protect cognitive function. Learn more.
ResearchAug 12, 2026
Correction for Peng et al., An Octopus probe for high-performance >1,300 nm NIR-II fluorescence molecular imaging of cancer
Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, Volume 123, Issue 33, August 2026.
ResearchAug 12, 2026
A quantitative model of a phenotypically variable genetic defect
Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, Volume 123, Issue 33, August 2026. SignificancePhenotypes cannot be predicted solely from the presence of a pathogenic allele, as individuals carrying identical mutations…
ResearchAug 12, 2026
Canon enables causal inference of downstream genes in single-cell CRISPR studies via instrumental variable analysis
Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, Volume 123, Issue 33, August 2026. SignificanceUnderstanding how genes regulate one another is fundamental to biology, yet existing methods for single-cell CRISPR…
ResearchAug 12, 2026
Cryptic small-molecule binding sites in the ARID1B DNA-binding domain
Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, Volume 123, Issue 33, August 2026. SignificanceSelective inhibition of the protein ARID1B shows promise as a therapy for the ~9% of human cancers that have mutations in…
ResearchAug 12, 2026
A solution to generalized learning from small training sets found in infants’ repeated visual experiences of individual objects
Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, Volume 123, Issue 33, August 2026. SignificanceHuman infants generalize object categories from limited visual experiences. We captured infants’ egocentric experiences of…
ResearchAug 12, 2026
Recursive mentalizing and public salience in the perception of common knowledge
Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, Volume 123, Issue 33, August 2026. SignificanceCoordinating actions requires common knowledge: not just knowing something, but knowing that others know it, and so on. This…
ResearchAug 12, 2026
MicroRNA-34a suppresses KLF2 to promote pathological angiogenesis through the CXCR4/CXCL12 pathway in age-related macular degeneration
Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, Volume 123, Issue 33, August 2026. SignificanceNeovascular age-related macular degeneration (wet AMD) leads to severe vision loss and is a prominent cause of blindness in…
ResearchAug 12, 2026
TBC1D23–AAVR interaction drives endosome-to-TGN trafficking required for rAAV transduction
Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, Volume 123, Issue 33, August 2026. SignificanceRecombinant adeno-associated viruses (rAAVs) are widely used gene delivery vectors, yet the intracellular trafficking steps…
ResearchAug 12, 2026
The relationship between officer misconduct and convictionless arrests
Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, Volume 123, Issue 33, August 2026. SignificanceThe criminal justice system is an interconnected pipeline, yet research often examines policing and courts in isolation…
ResearchAug 12, 2026
Evolution of human IL4I1 preference for aromatic amino acids from a broad-specificity L-amino acid oxidase ancestor
Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, Volume 123, Issue 33, August 2026. SignificanceL-amino acid oxidases are widespread enzymes that play strikingly different biological roles, from immune modulation in…
ResearchAug 12, 2026
Chromosomal inversions accelerate genetic evolution and drive ecological speciation across an island gradient
Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, Volume 123, Issue 33, August 2026. SignificanceThis study demonstrates that large-scale genomic inversions can act as critical engines of evolutionary divergence. We…
ResearchAug 12, 2026
Mapping the architecture of protein complexes in Arabidopsis using cross-linking mass spectrometry
Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, Volume 123, Issue 33, August 2026. SignificanceUnderstanding how proteins interact within living cells is essential to deciphering cellular architecture and function…
ResearchAug 12, 2026
Lifestyles of Gypsy-family transposons shape their regulatory mechanisms
Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, Volume 123, Issue 33, August 2026. SignificanceTransposable elements (TEs) are “selfish” genomic elements that, in addition to vertical inheritance from parent to…
ResearchAug 12, 2026
Decision rules diverge between sympatric Featherfin cichlids despite shared preferences, ecology, and evolutionary history
Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, Volume 123, Issue 33, August 2026. SignificanceWhen presented with the same options, can animals arrive at different decisions? Cognitive theory proposes that different…
ResearchAug 12, 2026
Associations between county-level racial attitude bias and disparities in Advanced Placement participation
Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, Volume 123, Issue 33, August 2026. SignificanceThe Advanced Placement (AP) program offers students a richer educational experience, advantages in college admissions, and a…
ResearchAug 12, 2026
Structure and dynamics of confined water in amyloid protein fibril nanochannels
Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, Volume 123, Issue 33, August 2026. SignificanceMany amyloid protein fibrils possess a close-packed core structure that excludes water. While amyloid fibril structures have…
ResearchAug 12, 2026
Hydrophobic unnatural base pair promotes trigger loop closure and catalysis in cellular RNA polymerase independent of hydrogen bonding
Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, Volume 123, Issue 33, August 2026. SignificanceThe recognition of natural Watson–Crick base pairs between substate and its DNA template by RNA polymerases is based on the…
ResearchAug 12, 2026
Odor tracking in flying Drosophila requires visual reafference and compass neurons
Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, Volume 123, Issue 33, August 2026. SignificanceA crucial brain function that remains largely mysterious is building robust working memory by integrating stimuli across…
ResearchAug 12, 2026
Burton H. Singer (1938–2026): A legacy across disciplines
Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, Volume 123, Issue 33, August 2026. Burton Singer, elected to the National Academy of Sciences in 1994 and the National Academy of Medicine in 2005, died on February 15…
ResearchAug 12, 2026
Tariff policy and why economics needs intergroup psychology
Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, Volume 123, Issue 33, August 2026.
ResearchAug 12, 2026
The veil between reality and diagnosis
The clinical definition of caregiving in Lewy body dementia (LBD) leaves something to be desired for millions of caregivers experiencing the diseaseâs effects in real time. This commentary is a personal experience of a…
Mental HealthAug 12, 2026
Depressive symptoms predict divergent trajectories of well-being in US adults
Nature Mental Health, Published online: 12 August 2026; doi:10.1038/s44220-026-00705-6Understanding how adults maintain psychological well-being over decades and the influence of depression on these patterns is crucial…
Mental HealthAug 12, 2026
Mobile mental health crisis van coming to Jackson, Hillsdale counties
State Rep. Kathy Schmaltz has helped secure $210,000 in the new state budget for LifeWays to purchase a mobile mental health crisis unit serving Jackson County.
Mental HealthAug 12, 2026
LifeWays receives $210K for new mobile mental health crisis unit
State Rep. Kathy Schmaltz has helped secure $210,000 in the new state budget for LifeWays to purchase a mobile mental health crisis unit serving Jackson County.
Mental HealthAug 12, 2026
Mobile mental health crisis van coming to Jackson, Hillsdale County
State Rep. Kathy Schmaltz has helped secure $210,000 in the new state budget for LifeWays to purchase a mobile mental health crisis unit serving Jackson County.
Mental HealthAug 12, 2026
Connect and Empower Con brings nearly 200 people to Emporia, spreads strategies for reducing youth suicide
Beacon for Hope Suicide Prevention Director Melissa Owen says the first-ever Connect and EmpowerCon held at Emporia State ...
PsychologyAug 12, 2026
Psychology says people often defend decisions they once made even after the reasons disappear
Psychology suggests that the real challenge is not making decisions we will never regret. It is developing enough psychological flexibility to recognize when an old justification has stopped serving ...
PsychologyAug 12, 2026
The Psychology of Refusing to Be Typed
I have noticed, with some regularity, that discussing seasonal color theory in relation to personal style, brand design, or ...