Plants mobilise their immune defences far earlier than scientists have believed for decades—and through a previously overlooked early signalling mechanism—according to a new study published in Nature Plants. Unlike animals, plants are literally rooted to the spot and cannot deploy specialised…
In a groundbreaking study published in Nature Communications in 2026, researchers Dong, Lu, Zhong, and their colleagues have unveiled critical insights into the immune landscape of eosinophilic granulomatosis with polyangiitis (EGPA), a rare and severe autoimmune disease characterized by inflammation…
MIAMI — When deposed Venezuelan leader Nicolás Maduro makes his first appearance in a New York courtroom Monday to face U.S. drug charges, he will likely follow the path taken by another Latin American strongman toppled by U.S. forces: Panama’s…
Louis, D. N., Perry, A. & Wesseling, P. The 2021 WHO classification of tumors of the central nervous system: a summary. Neuro. Oncol. 23, 1231–1251 (2021. PubMed PubMed Central Google Scholar Miller, K. D. et al. Brain and other central nervous system…
The study analysed Swedish national health registry data from over 800,000 unvaccinated women born between 1985 and 2000. The study compared rates of pre-cancerous changes in the cervix across birth cohorts exposed to different HPV vaccination strategies in Sweden: opportunistic…
Australia is baking through another extreme heatwave, with temperatures forecast to reach above 45°C for multiple days in a row across large swathes of the country. Heatwaves are a deadly threat to humans, disproportionately impacting older people and those with…
