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RSV vaccines slash infections: data show jabs’ staggering success against dangerous virus
Nature, Published online: 12 November 2026; doi:10.1038/d41586-026-03573-3
Vaccines and monoclonal antibody injections are cutting hospitalizations for the respiratory virus. -
Author Correction: SLAMF6 as a drug-targetable suppressor of T cell immunity against cancer
Nature, Published online: 12 November 2026; doi:10.1038/s41586-026-11409-3
Author Correction: SLAMF6 as a drug-targetable suppressor of T cell immunity against cancer -
Human land use drives microplastic abundance in terrestrial wildlife
Nature, Published online: 11 November 2026; doi:10.1038/s41586-026-11285-x
Microplastic burdens in Brazilian tapirs and anteaters rise with human-modified land use and proximity to development, however animals in remote habitats also carry microplastics, showing that landscape change and individual space use jointly shape wildlife exposure. -
Proposed approach for diagnosing obesity outperforms old method
Nature, Published online: 11 November 2026; doi:10.1038/d41586-026-03425-0
A framework for diagnosing obesity that was proposed in 2025 incorporates waist circumference and related measures and distinguishes clinical from preclinical obesity on the basis of obesity-induced organ dysfunction. In an international multi-cohort study of 844,108 adults, this framework outperformed conventional body-mass-index-based criteria in diagnosing obesity and stratifying mortality risk. -
Rattlesnakes have personalities too — to venomous effect
Nature, Published online: 11 November 2026; doi:10.1038/d41586-026-03536-8
A snake’s defensiveness might affect how much venom it produces in a laboratory test.