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Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, Volume 123, Issue 29, July 2026. SignificanceEffort-based motivation, the willingness to invest work to achieve rewards, varies widely in the population and, when blunted…
Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, Volume 123, Issue 29, July 2026. SignificanceThe clinical translation of cell therapies is limited by the high cost and labor-intensive manufacturing of therapeutic cells…
Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, Volume 123, Issue 29, July 2026. SignificanceBiodiversity loss usually impairs ecosystem functioning, yet how these impacts evolve over time in natural ecosystems remains…
Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, Volume 123, Issue 29, July 2026. SignificanceMacrolide esterases that belong to the α/β-hydrolase superfamily are key determinants of antimicrobial resistance (AMR). Our…
Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, Volume 123, Issue 29, July 2026. SignificanceSex chromosomes are regulated by specialized mechanisms that balance gene expression between the X chromosome and the…
Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, Volume 123, Issue 29, July 2026.
The simple chemical that keeps a mole-rat queen atop her throne â plus, how people approach new games.
A recent study published in Psychology & Sexuality suggests that a person’s biological sex and natural sex drive play a significant role in how often they use pornography and experience unprompted ...
Background Childhood adversity and emotion regulation difficulties frequently co-occur and jointly predict life history strategy, yet how these constructs are organized at the individual level remains unclear. Methods A…
Background The aim of this cross-sectional study was to validate two instruments, the Brief Acrimony Scale-8 (BACS-8) and the Multidimensional Co-Parenting Scale for Dissolved Relationships (MCS-DR), in a Spanish sample…
Student well-being is increasingly recognized as a multidimensional educational concern, yet its meaning is often transferred across contexts without sufficient cultural clarification. In higher education, university…
A well-established clinical association is recognized between primary hyperhidrosis (PH) and depression. However, the evidence about the prevalence of depression among people with PH is inconsistent, and there is…
Children with malignant solid tumors often experience cognitive, emotional, sleep, and fatigue-related problems, but the structural relationships among these symptoms domains remain insufficiently understood. This study…
Digital fatigue resulting from prolonged engagement with digital tasks has become an increasing concern in higher education, particularly among doctoral students facing substantial academic demands. Previous research…
The current study explored whether specific mechanisms of moral disengagement predicted bullying perpetration from a sample of upper elementary school students in Sweden. The study hypothesized that both moral…
Background Therapeutic alliance is an important aspect of psychotherapy and has been associated with treatment outcomes, but less is known about how it is experienced and maintained in guided internet-delivered cognitive…
Clinical trial results show an experimental drug lowered tau levels in the brain and slowed some memory loss, but the data came with a surprise twist.
APS submitted comments to the Office of Management and Budget’s rule proposed on May 29th, 2026. The proposal would strip the current checks and balance system that ensures a merit-based funding system, not one based
A University of Wolverhampton graduate has celebrated the publication of his latest book, Imagination, drawing on the knowledge, research skills and critical thinking developed during his MSc in ...
By altering the definition of the word "harm" as used by the Endangered Species Act, the Trump administration may limit how wildlife is protected in the United States. Environmental groups are suing.
A year after the Coalition of Autism Scientists was established, Helen Tager-Flusberg talks about the creation, impact, and future of the organization.
Atmospheric rivers bring heavy rain and floods, but if they don’t come around, it could mean drought. A new global map reveals little-known pathways.
The Euclid space telescope discovery could help researchers understand how black holes grew so massive so quickly in the early universe.
Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, Volume 123, Issue 29, July 2026. SignificanceOptical tweezers (OT) are a cornerstone of precision manipulation but are limited by phototoxic heat damage and surface…
Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, Volume 123, Issue 29, July 2026. SignificanceThe products and dynamics in mutual neutralization (MN) of CO+with O−occurring in planetary atmospheres and cometary comae are…
Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, Volume 123, Issue 29, July 2026. SignificanceUnderstanding the kinematics of origami structures has been central to origami engineering. Here, we clarify the role of…
Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, Volume 123, Issue 29, July 2026. SignificanceHistone variants diversify chromatin features and regulate genome packaging, expression, and protection. The conserved…
Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, Volume 123, Issue 29, July 2026. SignificanceComputational models can simulate disease to generate virtual clinical trials informing therapeutic selection. Predictions…
Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, Volume 123, Issue 29, July 2026. SignificanceSocial evolution is a potent force, shaping the expression of many important behavioral traits based on changes in a variety…
Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, Volume 123, Issue 29, July 2026. SignificanceEngineered organoid morphogenesis is an enabling concept that transforms heterogeneous, stochastic cell behavior into a…
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