New bird flu vaccine could tackle multiple variants with one shot
New bird flu vaccine could tackle multiple variants with one shot Summary Researchers have used an evolutionary map of H5 avian influenza viral proteins to design a vaccine that, in…
The Taiwan Precision Medicine Initiative provides a cohort for large-scale studies
The Taiwan Precision Medicine Initiative provides a cohort for large-scale studies Article meta Article Date: 15 October 2025 Article URL: https://www.nature.com/articles/s41586-025-09680-x Article Image: Summary The Taiwan Precision Medicine Initiative (TPMI),…
The astrocytic ensemble acts as a multiday trace to stabilize memory
The astrocytic ensemble acts as a multiday trace to stabilize memory Article Date: 15 October 2025 Article URL: https://www.nature.com/articles/s41586-025-09619-2 Article Image: Figure 1 (Nature) Summary This Nature study describes brain-wide,…
A vaccine central in A(H5) influenza antigenic space confers broad immunity
A vaccine central in A(H5) influenza antigenic space confers broad immunity Article metadata Article Date: 15 October 2025 Article URL: https://www.nature.com/articles/s41586-025-09626-3 Article Image: https://media.springernature.com/lw685/springer-static/image/art%3A10.1038%2Fs41586-025-09626-3/MediaObjects/41586_2025_9626_Fig1_HTML.png Summary The study builds a high-resolution…
Isolation, engineering and ecology of temperate phages from the human gut
Isolation, engineering and ecology of temperate phages from the human gut Summary This Nature study used a culture collection of 252 human gut bacterial isolates and multiple induction conditions to…
Population-specific polygenic risk scores for people of Han Chinese ancestry
Population-specific polygenic risk scores for people of Han Chinese ancestry Article Date: 15 October 2025 Article URL: https://www.nature.com/articles/s41586-025-09350-y Article Image: https://media.springernature.com/lw685/springer-static/image/art%3A10.1038%2Fs41586-025-09350-y/MediaObjects/41586_2025_9350_Fig1_HTML.png Summary This paper reports large-scale, phenome-wide genetic analyses in…
In-plane dielectric constant and conductivity of confined water
In-plane dielectric constant and conductivity of confined water Article Date: 15 October 2025 Article URL: https://www.nature.com/articles/s41586-025-09558-y Article Image: Summary This Nature paper reports direct, local measurements of the in-plane (parallel)…
Is academic research becoming too competitive? Nature examines the data
Is academic research becoming too competitive? Nature examines the data Summary Nature reports that competition for major European research grants has surged in 2025, pushing success rates for several flagship…
This gene causes obesity — and shields against heart disease
This gene causes obesity — and shields against heart disease Summary Researchers report a surprising paradox: certain rare forms of the MC4R gene, which drive severe obesity by disabling a…
Global health is in crisis — who will step in to fix it?
Global health is in crisis — who will step in to fix it? Summary Nature reports from the World Health Summit in Berlin on a growing funding crisis in global…