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Researchers were able to dramatically reduce the pain of fibromyalgia patients with medication that targeted insulin resistance. Press Release Distribution Service

New research finds ocean activity may control the strength and intensity of summer monsoons. The results could help researchers predict how monsoons will change with warming oceans. Press Release Distribution Service

Web annotation tool Hypothesis hits a milestone Web annotation tool Hypothesis hits a milestone, Published online: 06 May 2019; doi:10.1038/d41586-019-01427-9 Users of the open-source software have posted more than 5 million comments on scholarly sites. Press Release Distribution Service

Mental health in academia is topic of the week at a sold-out UK meeting Mental health in academia is topic of the week at a sold-out UK meeting , Published online: 06 May 2019; doi:10.1038/d41586-019-01468-0 In conjunction with Britain’s Mental Health Awareness Week, a first-of-its-kind conference seeks to boost conversation around threats to student wellness.…

A new algorithm takes cues from panoramic photography to merge massive, diverse cell datasets into a single source that can be used for medical and biological studies. Press Release Distribution Service

A drawback of solar panels is that they require sunlight to generate electricity. Some have observed that for a device on Earth facing space, the chilling outflow of energy from the device can be harvested using the same kind of optoelectronic physics we have used to harness solar energy. New work looks to provide a…

A solar-powered mini-device churns out hydrogen fuel A solar-powered mini-device churns out hydrogen fuel , Published online: 02 May 2019; doi:10.1038/d41586-019-01387-0 Clean fuel could be produced using concentrated solar energy. Press Release Distribution Service

EXCLUSIVE: UK to open first ‘body farm’ for forensic research EXCLUSIVE: UK to open first ‘body farm’ for forensic research, Published online: 02 May 2019; doi:10.1038/d41586-019-01436-8 Sites that allow the study of human remains have long existed in the United States and have started to appear recently in other countries. Press Release Distribution Service

A new study asserts that women don’t engage in ‘tear-down’ gossip any more than men, and lower income people don’t gossip more than their more well-to-do counterparts. It also holds younger people are more likely to gossip negatively than their older counterparts. Press Release Distribution Service

Researchers have proposed a method enabling air conditioning and ventilation systems to produce synthetic fuels from carbon dioxide (CO2) and water from the ambient air. Compact plants are to separate CO2 from the ambient air directly in buildings and produce synthetic hydrocarbons which can then be used as renewable synthetic oil. Press Release Distribution Service

Compound stops CRISPR enzyme running amok Compound stops CRISPR enzyme running amok, Published online: 02 May 2019; doi:10.1038/d41586-019-01412-2 A small molecule is identified that puts the brakes on the Cas9 enzyme. Press Release Distribution Service

David J. Thouless (1934-2019) David J. Thouless (1934-2019), Published online: 02 May 2019; doi:10.1038/d41586-019-01424-y Theoretical physicist who discovered topological phases of matter. Press Release Distribution Service

A battery-like device could act as an artificial synapse within computing systems intended to imitate the brain’s efficiency and ability to learn. Press Release Distribution Service

A fainting episode causing traumatic nerve damage affecting his right hand could be why Leonardo da Vinci’s painting skills were hampered in his late career. While the impairment affected his ability to hold palettes and brushes to paint with his right hand, he was able to continue teaching and drawing with his left hand. According…

Daily Briefing: The bumpy ride to carbon zero Daily Briefing: The bumpy ride to carbon zero, Published online: 02 May 2019; doi:10.1038/d41586-019-01444-8 Four scenarios for our low-carbon future, the biggest Denisovan fossil yet (and the first that didn’t come from the Denisova Cave) and how gendered language is affecting grant success. Press Release Distribution Service

Saturn’s secrets revealed by deep learning Saturn’s secrets revealed by deep learning, Published online: 02 May 2019; doi:10.1038/d41586-019-01386-1 PlanetNet algorithm has helped scientists to understand a storm on the giant planet. Press Release Distribution Service

‘The world has never seen anything like this’: WHO chief on battling Ebola in a war zone ‘The world has never seen anything like this’: WHO chief on battling Ebola in a war zone, Published online: 02 May 2019; doi:10.1038/d41586-019-01432-y Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus talks about fighting the outbreak in the Democratic Republic of the Congo…

How a particle racing through a vacuum leaves a trail of blue light How a particle racing through a vacuum leaves a trail of blue light, Published online: 02 May 2019; doi:10.1038/d41586-019-01430-0 Blue-tinged Cherenkov radiation could help to illuminate quantum interactions between light and matter. Press Release Distribution Service

A photodetector converts light into an electrical signal, causing the light to be lost. Researchers have now built a quantum sensor that can measure light particles non-destructively. It can be used to further investigate the quantum properties of light. Press Release Distribution Service

A newly identified epigenetic hotspot for schizophrenia and bipolar disorder may give scientists a fresh path forward for devising more effective treatments and biomarker-based screening strategies. More than 100 million people worldwide have either schizophrenia or bipolar disorder, which are characterized by periods of hallucinations, delusions and irregular thought processes. They are both associated with…

The drug eculizumab, a synthetic antibody that inhibits the inflammatory response, significantly reduced the risk of relapse with neuromyelitis optica spectrum disorder (NMOSD). This rare but severe autoimmune inflammatory disorder can cause blindness, paralysis and death. Press Release Distribution Service

NGC 2903 is located about 30 million light-years away in the constellation of Leo (the Lion), and was studied as part of a Hubble survey of the central regions of roughly 145 nearby disk galaxies. Press Release Distribution Service