A new study published in Nature on August 26, 2026, challenges the conventional wisdom on how selective serotonin reuptake inhibitors (SSRIs) work, sparking a heated debate about the effectiveness of the most popular antidepressant drugs.[171434] Meanwhile, researchers have uncovered a hidden world of UK government science that was lost to privatization, as reported in Nature on August 25, 2026.[2283] As the medical community grapples with the potential of genomic newborn screening to save lives, experts are weighing the benefits and drawbacks of this emerging technology.[2339]