Nature, Published online: 11 March 2026; doi:10.1038/d41586-026-00492-1
As mice age, changes in the microorganisms in their guts contribute to cognitive decline by altering signalling between the gut and brain.
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Gut microbes affect cognition during ageing
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B cell imprinting in children impairs antibodies to the haemagglutinin stalk
Human samples
Serum and peripheral blood mononuclear cell (PBMC) samples were obtained from participants enrolled in two prospective community-based studies in Nicaragua: The Household Influenza Transmission Study (HITS) and the Nicaraguan…
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What is the science behind ‘science-backed’ supplements?
Mohammed Gulrez Zariwala (right) thinks that clearer communication from researchers working on supplements will benefit the public.Credit: Unity/University of Westminster
The roots of the shrub Withania somnifera have been used in the traditional…
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Memory loss is fuelled by gut microbes in ageing mice
Some bacteria in the intestines of mice increase in abundance as the animals age.Credit: Prof Cinti & V. Gremet/Science Photo Library
A species of gut bacteria that proliferates as mice get older plays a part in cognitive decline, a study finds1….
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Capturing dynamic phage–pathogen coevolution by clinical surveillance
Statistics and data reproducibility
Where applicable, statistical analyses were conducted using unpaired, two-sided Student’s t-tests in GraphPad Prism. Relevant statistical results, including P values and standard deviations, are reported in…
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Using mosquitoes to vaccinate bats could curb the spread of deadly diseases
Fruit bats carry Nipah virus, which has infected people in India and several other countries.Credit: C. K Thanseer/DeFodi images via Getty
Mosquitoes that have been designed to carry vaccines in their saliva have been used to inoculate bats…
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Photonic ‘ski jump’ steers light beam from silicon chip
- NEWS AND VIEWS
Chip-based beam…
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UK science leader on what’s wrong with the latest funding cuts
The UK is considering withdrawing from funding the Large Hadron Collider beauty (LHCb) beam pipe at CERN. Credit: Maximilien Brice/CERN/SPL
The United Kingdom’s largest research funder, UK Research and Innovation (UKRI), has suspended some…
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Facile induction of immune tolerance by an interleukin-2–TGFβ surrogate agonist
Mice
Six-to-eight-week-old female and male C57BL/6 J mice (IMSR_JAX:000664), as well as other strains, were purchased from The Jackson Laboratory. OT-II (IMSR_JAX:004194) and Thy1.1 (IMSR_JAX:000406) mice were crossed to generate OT-II Thy1.1…
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Quantum entanglement as a tool to image distant astronomical objects
- RESEARCH BRIEFINGS
Particles entangled over long distances can, in theory,…
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