Human imagination still outperforms artificial intelligence when it comes to genuine visual creativity. A new study led by the University of Barcelona found that even advanced image-generating AI systems lag far behind both artists and non-artists in producing truly original and compelling images, especially when human guidance is removed.

The platform called Nanostraw Electro-actuated Transfection (Next) uses tiny hollow nanostructures and electrical pulses to insert a wide variety of biomolecules — proteins, mRNA and gene-editing tools — into immune cells with high efficiency and minimal disruption.

A study from Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory highlights a new target in Alzheimer’s research: blocking the enzyme PTP1B restored learning and memory in mice by reactivating the brain’s own immune cells to clear amyloid plaques. The results open the door to combination therapies that could go beyond current plaque-focused treatments and slow disease progression.

Storing energy from sunlight and converting it into hydrogen days later is what a new material jointly developed by researchers from Ulm and Jena can do — even in the dark. The process is reversible and can be reactivated several times using a pH switch. The results were published in the journal Nature Communications.

A study shows that women who experience premature menopause before age 40 are at a 40 % higher risk of developing coronary heart diseases. It also found that premature menopause was three times more common among black women than white women.

Researchers have developed an electronic tattoo for leaves that uses hyperflexible and sustainable material graphene to track hydration levels in plant leaves. This solution could predict wildfires, improve agricultural yield, conserve water and food security.

Researchers have developed a new drug – elraglusib that may help pancreatic cancer patients to live longer. A phase 2 randomized trial showed that the drug along with chemotherapy reduced the risk of death by 38 %.

Study shows that some of the genetic changes in cats tumors resemble closely to those found in human cancers. These parallels open new perspectives for developing targeted cancer therapies, particularly for breast cancer.

Researchers have revealed that skin temperature influence REM sleep and sleep-related disorders. These new findings will help to better understand brain-body interactions that regulate sleep and provide novel therapeutic strategies for sleep-wake rhythm disorders such as narcolepsy.

A new study of ancient lake sediment from central Colombia suggests that parts of the tropics might soon experience more dramatic warming than previously expected.