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A new study finds that veterans and service members with a history of combat-related mild traumatic brain injury have much higher levels of abnormally fast brain waves in a region that plays a key role in consciousness. Press Release Distribution Service

In healthy people, a tightly controlled process balances out the activity of osteoblasts, which build bone, and osteoclasts, which break it down. Damage to cells’ mitochondria can make that process go awry, according to new research. The findings shed light on how exposure to cigarette smoke, alcohol, and certain medications and environmental toxins can raise…

Toolkit: How to write a great non-academic CV Toolkit: How to write a great non-academic CV, Published online: 08 May 2019; doi:10.1038/d41586-019-01363-8 The traditional CV has a strict page limit and should focus on your skills and employment history. Press Release Distribution Service

A role for optics in AI hardware A role for optics in AI hardware, Published online: 08 May 2019; doi:10.1038/d41586-019-01406-0 Experiments show how an all-optical version of an artificial neural network — a type of artificial-intelligence system — could potentially deliver better energy efficiency can conventional computing approaches. Press Release Distribution Service

A mysterious epidemic of chronic kidney disease among agricultural workers and manual laborers may be caused by a combination of increasingly hot temperatures, toxins and infections, according to researchers. Press Release Distribution Service

Research suggests that giving progesterone to pregnant women with early pregnancy bleeding and a history of miscarriage could increase their chances of having a baby. Press Release Distribution Service

Author Correction: Observation of moiré excitons in WSe2/WS2 heterostructure superlattices Author Correction: Observation of moiré excitons in WSe2/WS2 heterostructure superlattices, Published online: 08 May 2019; doi:10.1038/s41586-019-1206-3 Author Correction: Observation of moiré excitons in WSe2/WS2 heterostructure superlattices Press Release Distribution Service

Author Correction: Future response of global coastal wetlands to sea-level rise Author Correction: Future response of global coastal wetlands to sea-level rise, Published online: 08 May 2019; doi:10.1038/s41586-019-1205-4 Author Correction: Future response of global coastal wetlands to sea-level rise Press Release Distribution Service

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…