Inside the new political screening that’s stalling NIH grants

Nature, Published online: 26 June 2026; doi:10.1038/d41586-026-01924-8Mandatory reviews by top health officials and checks for 235 disfavoured terms have left hundreds of vetted grant applications in administrative limbo.

Nature, Published online: 26 June 2026; doi:10.1038/d41586-026-01924-8

Mandatory reviews by top health officials and checks for 235 disfavoured terms have left hundreds of vetted grant applications in administrative limbo.

I study World Cup penalty shoot-outs: they say a lot about the psychology of performance under pressure

Nature, Published online: 26 June 2026; doi:10.1038/d41586-026-02043-0Football’s most nail-biting feature can reveal ways for everyone to manage stressful situations better.

Nature, Published online: 26 June 2026; doi:10.1038/d41586-026-02043-0

Football's most nail-biting feature can reveal ways for everyone to manage stressful situations better.

Electric fields probe the symmetry of the ‘heavy hydrogen’ nucleus

Nature, Published online: 25 June 2026; doi:10.1038/d41586-026-02036-zThe response of the nucleus of a deuterium atom to electric fields shows no evidence of asymmetry, which is consistent with conventional theories of particle physics.

Nature, Published online: 25 June 2026; doi:10.1038/d41586-026-02036-z

The response of the nucleus of a deuterium atom to electric fields shows no evidence of asymmetry, which is consistent with conventional theories of particle physics.

How long-term dietary cholesterol can slow down its own clearance by liver cells

Nature, Published online: 25 June 2026; doi:10.1038/d41586-026-01899-6Cholesterol carried by low-density lipoprotein (LDL) drives heart disease and is cleared by liver cells expressing the receptor LDLR. A cell-signalling mechanism has…

Nature, Published online: 25 June 2026; doi:10.1038/d41586-026-01899-6

Cholesterol carried by low-density lipoprotein (LDL) drives heart disease and is cleared by liver cells expressing the receptor LDLR. A cell-signalling mechanism has been discovered through which high cholesterol promotes the enzyme-mediated degradation of LDLR. Blocking this enzyme restores LDLR levels in liver cells, suggesting a new strategy for treating high cholesterol.