A peer-reviewed journal focusing on immunity and inflammation field is now available on Springer Nature platform. “We are proud to announce the launch of Immunity & Inflammation, an innovative and high-profile platform dedicated to cutting-edge research,” share Professor Xuetao Cao and Professor Jules Hoffmann, Co-Editors-In-Chief of the journal. The journal will focus on critical insights across the spectrum of immunology and invites researchers around the world to join in exploring breakthroughs in immunity and inflammation.

Fruit firmness is one of the most critical traits influencing apple quality, consumer acceptance, and postharvest performance. 

This study deciphers the characteristics of human spinal cord neural stem cells (hscNSCs) specific to cervical, thoracic, and lumbar segments, and establishes an efficient method for amplifying hscNSCs from different spinal segments. A key finding: when transplanted into rat models with thoracic spinal cord injury (SCI), thoracic hscNSCs show superior therapeutic effects compared to cervical or lumbar hscNSCs. The research clarifies the critical role of segment-specific hscNSCs in spinal cord injury repair, offering valuable insights for targeted SCI treatment strategies.

A joint research team has developed a novel Bethe ansatz–based algorithm introducing the concept of relative excitations, enabling exact calculations of one-dimensional Bose gases at arbitrary interaction strengths. They achieved the first full spectral function solution at large system sizes (4000 particles) and quantitatively confirmed the nonlinear Luttinger liquid theory. This breakthrough provides a powerful new tool for studying strongly correlated quantum systems and guiding future experimental and theoretical research.

Alzheimer’s disease is the leading cause of dementia, yet its underlying mechanisms remain unclear. A new review published in the Chinese Medical Journal highlights how immune cells, including T and B cells, contribute to brain inflammation in Alzheimer’s. By pulling together findings from recent decades, the study suggests that targeting these immune responses could open the door to better treatments and diagnosis, offering hope against one of the most devastating neurological disorders worldwide.

Chinese scientists have significantly improved the efficiency of converting carbon dioxide (CO₂) into fuel using sunlight. By introducing controlled "tension" (lattice strain) into specially designed perovskite nanowires, they achieved a fivefold increase in carbon monoxide (CO) production rate compared to unstrained materials. This breakthrough, published in Science Bulletin, leverages strain to manipulate "polaron" quasiparticles, slowing charge recombination and lowering reaction barriers, paving the way for more efficient solar fuel production.

A review published in Science China Life Sciences summarized a decade of migrasome research, demonstrating their essential role as spatiotemporal messengers in cellular communication. These dynamic vesicles transport vital biomolecules, bridging therapeutic innovation and diagnostic advancement. Emerging cutting-edge technologies are urgently needed to explore their biological significance and therapeutic potential.