A modified psychedelic found in the venom of a poisonous toad could be an effective treatment option for depression and anxiety, according to a study in mice published in nature. go.nature.com/3WsKtwD

Following the destruction of a bridge segment at the Kakhovka Dam in Ukraine in November 2022, irregular operation of the spillway gates led to a prolonged overflow, causing erosion of the spillway foundation, according to a paper in Communications Earth & Environment. go.nature.com/3JPnDHS

A paper in nature reports on the ability of AlphaFold 3 to produce accurate predictions of the structures of proteins interacting with other biological molecules. AlphaFold 3 demonstrates substantially better accuracy over previous specialist tools. go.nature.com/44CAnev

A study in Nature Medicine investigating plasma fasting glucose values using continuous glucose monitoring devices in nondiabetic adults finds 40% and 3% would have been reclassified as having glucose in the prediabetes and diabetes ranges. 🔒 go.nature.com/3xDe10g

Some scientists are reluctant to investigate questions about sex and gender, particularly given today’s sociopolitical tensions around gender identity, but the authors of a nature Comment article argue that they should lean in and embrace the complexity. go.nature.com/3y73DxU

Calls for Papers: Highlight your work and enhance its visibility in the field and community of #CancerResearch by submitting to one of our calls for papers for these upcoming collections. go.nature.com/3JtyDuf

A study in npj Journals Parkinson's Disease reports that consuming a high-quality diet may help address the pro-inflammatory dysbiosis in Parkinson’s disease patients and possibly provide some protection against disease progression.
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A Review in Nature Reviews Endocrinology highlights the mechanisms implicated in obesity-related chronic kidney disease and outlines how the kidney might modulate feeding and body weight through the kidney–brain axis. 🔒
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Sperm whale communication may be more complex than previously thought, according to research in Nature Communications. The authors suggest that sperm whales can combine and modulate different clicks and rhythms to create complex calls, similar to human language. go.nature.com/3wrPYBa

An article in Nature Careers features researchers who shifted to non-profit work and outlines how the work required them to shift their mindset to focus on applied science for policymaking and conservation practice. go.nature.com/4aaMWPf

A study in npj Mental Health Research assessed language comprehension abilities in autistic individuals 4-21 years old and found three distinct levels of language comprehension. go.nature.com/3xzAuv4

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.Adrian Liston has published several illustrated children’s books and has developed a computer game called ‘VirusFighter’. He shares in a World View article for Nature Rev Immunol his thoughts on how to become an effective science communicator. 🔒 go.nature.com/4a47OYv

A study in nature describes a new possible explanation for how present-day Venus is almost devoid of water, which may resolve longstanding discrepancies in previous theories. go.nature.com/4dpXIUP

Almost all of the individuals in a multi-cohort study who carry two copies of APOE4, a variant of the APOE gene associated with Alzheimer's disease, went on to develop signs of the disease, reports a study published in Nature Medicine. go.nature.com/3UtDsZN

This focus issue from Nature Water presents articles on water scarcity, conflicts, cooperation, inequality and inequity, and water theft and grabbing. go.nature.com/3UkCyzT

A single cell transcriptomics analysis of immune cells from long-COVID patients at 24 months reported in Nature Communications finds that cell changes observed at three and eight months do not persist to 24 months. go.nature.com/3U85HwQ

A study in npj Digital Medicine shows the feasibility of using ChatGPT to process large volumes of clinical notes for structured information extraction without requiring extensive task-specific human annotation and model training. go.nature.com/3UH1fH1

A Review in Nature Rev Neurosci disentangles the ‘core’ language system as functionally distinct from the perceptual and motor brain areas and knowledge and reasoning systems it closely interacts with during language comprehension and production. 🔒 go.nature.com/3wm4sm4

Researchers deliberately infect participants with SARS-CoV-2 in ‘challenge’ trials, but high levels of immunity complicate efforts to test vaccines and treatments, according to a nature news article. go.nature.com/3QqWbny