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A new study adds to growing evidence that participating in recreational sports not only can help improve grades while attending college, but it also can help students return for another year. Press Release Distribution Service

Nanotube tunnels extend like bridges for the toxic Huntington’s disease protein, and spring back after delivery, a new study finds. Press Release Distribution Service

US lawmakers propose plan to reduce primate research at National Institutes of Health US lawmakers propose plan to reduce primate research at National Institutes of Health, Published online: 09 May 2019; doi:10.1038/d41586-019-01511-0 Spending bill would require the agency to identify alternatives to research with monkeys and other non-human primates. Press Release Distribution Service

Long-extinct pandas left a living legacy Long-extinct pandas left a living legacy, Published online: 09 May 2019; doi:10.1038/d41586-019-01469-z Giant pandas were once far more widespread — and more genetically diverse — than they are today. Press Release Distribution Service

A study reports the first known evidence of bacteria stealing genetic material from their own worst enemy, bacteriophages, and transforming it to survive. Press Release Distribution Service

A novel imaging technique that uses a synthesized form of scorpion venom to light up brain tumors has shown promise in a clinical trial. Press Release Distribution Service

Working scientist podcast: Talking about a technological revolution in the lab Working scientist podcast: Talking about a technological revolution in the lab, Published online: 09 May 2019; doi:10.1038/d41586-019-01499-7 The “chemputer” and other technologies are set to revolutionise academic chemistry for the first time in 200 years, Lee Cronin tells Julie Gould. Press Release Distribution Service

Brazilian biomedical science faces reproducibility test Brazilian biomedical science faces reproducibility test, Published online: 09 May 2019; doi:10.1038/d41586-019-01485-z Researchers at more than 60 Brazilian labs will assess the replicability of research by their country’s scientists. Press Release Distribution Service

Researchers have invented a portable, remarkably stable thermometer capable of measuring temperatures to a precision of within a few thousandths of a degree Celsius. Press Release Distribution Service

Recent work highlights a better way to grow smooth muscle cells, one of the two cellular building blocks of arteries, from pluripotent stem cells. This research is part of an effort to create artery banks — similar to blood banks common today — with readily-available material to replace diseased arteries during surgery. Press Release Distribution…

Publisher Correction: Resonant electro-optic frequency comb Publisher Correction: Resonant electro-optic frequency comb, Published online: 10 May 2019; doi:10.1038/s41586-019-1220-5 Publisher Correction: Resonant electro-optic frequency comb Press Release Distribution Service

Publisher Correction: Electron magnetic reconnection without ion coupling in Earth’s turbulent magnetosheath Publisher Correction: Electron magnetic reconnection without ion coupling in Earth’s turbulent magnetosheath, Published online: 10 May 2019; doi:10.1038/s41586-019-1208-1 Publisher Correction: Electron magnetic reconnection without ion coupling in Earth’s turbulent magnetosheath Press Release Distribution Service

A new analysis identified 25 United States counties that are most likely to experience measles outbreaks in 2019. The analysis combined international air travel volume, non-medical exemptions from childhood vaccinations, population data and reported measles outbreak information. Press Release Distribution Service

New research shows that gravitational waves leave behind plenty of ‘memories’ that could help detect them even after they’ve passed. Press Release Distribution Service

How oceanographers prevailed over pirates to study the Great Whirl How oceanographers prevailed over pirates to study the Great Whirl, Published online: 09 May 2019; doi:10.1038/d41586-019-01460-8 An eddy in an attack-plagued stretch of the Arabian Sea extends farther than expected. Press Release Distribution Service

Daily briefing: First ever genetically engineered phage treatment halts life-threatening infection Daily briefing: First ever genetically engineered phage treatment halts life-threatening infection, Published online: 09 May 2019; doi:10.1038/d41586-019-01512-z Engineered virus tackles drug-resistant infection, how to communicate uncertainty and third deadly Japanese earthquake study retracted. Press Release Distribution Service

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