Unraveling the emerging role of glial heterogeneity in neuropathic pain: from pathological mechanisms to therapeutic Frontiers

• by Zhiwei Li, Jiafeng Lu, Zhonghua Chen

• May 28, 2026

Semaglutide Tested in Alcohol Use Disorder

Randomized trial found improvements in alcohol consumption and metabolic outcomes, with gastrointestinal adverse events more common with treatment

• by Kathryn Wighton

• May 6, 2026

• 5 min

Integrating multi-omics and machine learning to explore the role of amino acid metabolism in intervertebral disk degeneration

• by Xusheng Li, Ahmad Nazrun Shuid, Mohd Fairudz Mohd Miswan, Xiao Zhang, Wenbo Gu, Donghui Cao, Jungang Wang, Ziyang Jiang, Haifeng Yuan

• May 13, 2026

Side Effects: Salt, Steroids, and Second Brains

So get this: sodium may track with memory decline (in men), steroids might not be “immunosuppressive” in the ICU, and second pregnancies reshape the brain differently than first. Same theme: biology is less binary than we teach it.

• by Kerri Miller

• April 22, 2026

• 7 min