22-Oct-2025 Eco-friendly enzyme process enables safe and scalable production of acne drug clascoterone Nanjing Agricultural University The Academy of Science A research team has unveiled a sustainable and highly efficient method to produce the FDA-approved acne drug clascoterone. Journal BioDesign Research
22-Oct-2025 Engineered yeast transport and energy pathways enable efficient vitamin A biosynthesis Nanjing Agricultural University The Academy of Science A research team has successfully engineered yeast cell factories to selectively secrete and produce vitamin A (retinoids), achieving record yields of retinol, retinal, and retinoic acid. Journal BioDesign Research
22-Oct-2025 Single-molecule tracking in living microbial cells Higher Education Press This protocol provides a detailed guide for single-molecule tracking (sptPALM) in living microbial cells, specifically focusing on E. coli and Saccharomyces cerevisiae. It outlines the steps for sample preparation, data acquisition, and data processing, enabling researchers to visualize and quantify the dynamics of individual molecules within living cells. Journal Biophysics Reports
21-Oct-2025 Palladium-catalyzed coupling of propargyl alcohol esters with various nucleophiles to construct polysubstituted functionalized conjugated dienes Chinese Chemical Society The research team led by Liang'an Chen from Nanjing Normal University and Liangliang Song from Nanjing Forestry University has made a new breakthrough in the field of conjugated diene chemistry. Based on the neutral reaction mechanism of oxidative addition-reductive elimination and utilizing a ligand angle control strategy, they achieved palladium-catalyzed regio-, chemo-, and stereoselective coupling of propargyl alcohol esters with a variety of nucleophiles (including fluorides, phenols, alcohols, carboxylic acids, and amides), constructing a series of high-value-added multi-substituted conjugated dienes. The practicality of this method has been demonstrated through the application and transformation of these functionalized 1,3-dienes in cycloaddition and coupling reactions, as well as the subsequent modification of natural products and bioactive molecules. The article was published as an open access research article in CCS Chemistry, the flagship journal of the Chinese Chemical Society. Journal CCS Chemistry
21-Oct-2025 New twin study challenges oversimplified claims about social media and wellbeing Max Planck Institute for Psycholinguistics Nijmegen, The Netherlands - A new study published in Behavior Genetics offers a fresh and nuanced perspective on the ongoing debate over social media’s impact on wellbeing. Using genetically informative data from over 6,000 twins in the Netherlands, researchers have found that while the link between social media use and wellbeing exists, it is small - and is at least partly driven by shared genetic factors rather than social media itself. Journal Behavior Genetics
21-Oct-2025 ESMT Berlin study: Specialist firms can benefit from sharing data with big tech competitors ESMT Berlin New research finds that specialist firms can increase their profitability by sharing data with large technology competitors. The study shows that such data sharing can transform rivals into cooperative partners and strategically soften competition. Journal Management Science
21-Oct-2025 Generational mentorship, diverse boards drive financial success for next-gen family CEOs Strategic Management Society When outgoing family CEOs mentor their successors within the family, the business is more likely to remain financially successful, according to an Italian study published in Strategic Entrepreneurship Journal, a publication of the Strategic Management Society. The researchers found that the impact of mentoring is even greater when the company’s board of directors includes non-family members to impart their perspectives. The study examined 1,787 Italian family businesses over 14 years. The research, led by Fabio Quarato of Bocconi University, found that family companies perform better—especially in the short and medium term—when new family CEOs have received guidance from their predecessors. Journal Strategic Entrepreneurship Journal
21-Oct-2025 Infrared sauna shows promising benefits for team-sport athletes University of Jyväskylä - Jyväskylän yliopisto A study conducted by the Faculty of Sport and Health Sciences at the University of Jyväskylä, Finland, suggests that using an infrared sauna after exercise can speed up recovery and support performance in team-sport athletes. This method appears particularly promising during busy match schedules. Journal Frontiers in Sports and Active Living
21-Oct-2025 Excess fine sediment in rivers starves fish habitats of oxygen, study finds Rothamsted Research A build-up of ultra-fine sediment in riverbeds is creating oxygen-starved conditions that threaten fish spawning grounds and freshwater invertebrates, new research on the River Taw in Devon has revealed. Journal River Research and Applications Funder Biotechnology and Biological Sciences Research Council
21-Oct-2025 Microgrippers successfully developed to handle sub-millimeter-sized, complex objects Yokohama National University Miniaturized electronics and intricate objects require a certain finesse. Here, researchers look into the development of a machine capable of these fine movements, as well as identifying and categorizing the objects using machine learning. Journal Advanced Intelligent Discovery Funder Tsugawa Foundation, Nakanishi Scholarship foundation, NSK Foundation for Advancement of Mechatronics, Takahashi Industrial and Economic Research Foundation
