Welcome to In the Spotlight, where each month we shine a light on something exciting, timely, or simply fascinating from the world of science.
This month, we’re focusing on artificial intelligence (AI), a topic that continues to capture attention everywhere. Here, you’ll find the latest research news, insights, and discoveries shaping how AI is being developed and used across the world.
Latest News Releases
Updates every hour. Last Updated: 11-Jun-2026 07:16 ET (11-Jun-2026 11:16 GMT/UTC)
Not all organs age alike: AI unveils the molecular impact of menopause across the female body
Barcelona Supercomputing CenterPeer-Reviewed Publication
The first atlas of the female reproductive system shows menopause as a turning point that reorganizes organs and tissues, revealing that they do not all age at the same rate.
The study used artificial intelligence and the supercomputing power of MareNostrum 5 to analyze more than 1,000 tissue images and the expression of thousands of genes in 659 samples from 304 women.
The results open the door to detecting blood biomarkers that would allow non-invasive monitoring of reproductive aging and its associated risks.
- Journal
- Nature Aging
HelixAI: New spin-off from IRB Barcelona, ICREA, and UPC to transform biomedical data into clinical insight using AI
Institute for Research in Biomedicine (IRB Barcelona)Business Announcement
The platform integrates multi-omic data to drive both biomedical research and clinical practice.
Its technology, based on Graph Foundation Models, extracts robust conclusions even from the limited and heterogeneous samples typical of the biomedical field.
Why the Eurovision Song Contest never fails to entertain
ETH ZurichPeer-Reviewed Publication
- Journal
- Journal of The Royal Society Interface
Insilico’s Rentosertib inhalation solution receives IND clearance for the world’s first AI-driven candidate to enter direct-to-lung clinical study
InSilico MedicineBusiness Announcement
AI computation enables clearer views of the deep brain, bypassing the need for expensive equipment
The Korea Advanced Institute of Science and Technology (KAIST)Peer-Reviewed Publication
- Journal
- Nature Methods
UT MD Anderson establishes Center for Cellular Language Intelligence with $10 million gift from Peggy and Carl Sewell
University of Texas M. D. Anderson Cancer CenterBusiness Announcement