After six centuries in Spain, discrimination against the Roma people remains “rooted in stereotypes based on ignorance and, in some cases, pseudo-knowledge about this community”, explains Juan Jarque Jarque, who advocates for an inclusive education system that respects diverse values as a way to end antigypsyism and encourage greater Roma participation in community life. To overcome both antigypsyism in Spanish society and Roma disengagement from it, Jarque proposes an education system that weaves Roma history into Spain’s national narrative while also protecting each community’s cultural identity. This way, different groups can preserve their traditions yet share the same cultural, political and social space.

A simple brainwave test developed at the University of Bath has been shown to detect signs of memory impairment linked to Alzheimer’s disease years before clinical diagnosis is typically possible.

Women are more accurate at recognizing social ties in the workplace; yet men tend to use networks more successfully for career advancement. New research shows that women hold an advantage, yet they lose it precisely in situations where networks are open, loosely connected, and often critical for career progression. 

Since the Middle Ages, the size of wild and domestic animals has largely been shaped by human selection: domestic animals are increasingly larger; wild animals increasingly smaller. During the 7,000 years preceding this period, however, wild and domestic species evolved in a synchronous and similar manner, suggesting that environmental and climatic changes played a greater role in shaping animal morphology. These findings, unprecedented on such a time scale, are revealed by CNRS scientists  in a study published in PNAS this week.

A new Genomic Press interview explores Professor Siegfried Kasper's transformative contributions to modern psychiatry and treatment-resistant depression research. The Austrian psychiatrist, with over 800 publications and an H-index of 131, discusses his pioneering work demonstrating the biological basis of psychiatric disorders and revolutionizing treatments including SSRIs and intranasal esketamine. His research has fundamentally changed how the international medical community approaches depression, schizophrenia, and anxiety disorders.