An international team of scientists led by Frank Postberg from the Free University of Berlin found that Enceladus «sorts» substances from its subsurface ocean before ejecting them into space. According to the authors, this could make it easier to search for rare compounds, including organic matter, in future missions to Saturn’s moon.

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American molecular biologists reported that the APOE4 mutation associated with Alzheimer’s disease contributes to damage to brain blood vessels. According to the researchers, pericytes in the vessel walls more often turn into myofibroblasts, which is linked to the accumulation of beta-amyloid.

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Researchers at the Karolinska Institute in Sweden reported that TORCH infections contracted during pregnancy are associated with more than a threefold increase in a child’s risk of autism. According to their data, these children were also more likely to be diagnosed with intellectual developmental delays.

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Sperm whales release bubbles to stay almost at the surface while sleeping, researchers from the University of St Andrews in Scotland and the University of Neuchâtel in Switzerland found. The study, published on July 23, 2026 in the Journal of Experimental Biology, explains how the animals maintain a vertical resting position.

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