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Governments need to invest in making assisted reproductive technology more accessible and equitable to counter staggering birth rate declines globally.
Resilience for future pandemics requires increased research and development, sustained vaccine manufacturing capabilities and global public–private collaboration.
In people with cardiovascular disease (without diabetes) and overweight or obesity, the GLP-1 receptor agonist semaglutide significantly reduced the risk of major cardiovascular events.
The adoption of medical AI devices in clinical practice is still in its infancy, with uneven usage across procedures and locations in the USA, which underscores the inequities in its real-world implementation.
Preclinical and initial human studies suggest that glucagon-like peptide-1 receptor agonists may be promising treatments for alcohol use disorder, but existing approved treatments should be used until safety and efficacy is demonstrated in clinical trials.
A citizen science approach has helped craft a resource-rich vaginal microbiome map with associations to lifestyle and events across a woman’s life course.
A year ago, we adopted an ethics framework to help with the assessment of and to increase transparency and accountability for research practices in studies involving partnerships between researchers in high- and low-income settings. We now reflect on our progress, what we learned and the way forward to champion ethical, inclusive and equitable partnerships in the content we publish.
We asked the winners of the Nature Award for Inclusive Health Research to share their key lessons for conducting medical research in partnership with under-represented communities.
A quadrivalent vaccine against human papillomavirus produced by the Serum Institute of India was shown to be noninferior to the established quadrivalent vaccine — boosting global efforts to eliminate cervical cancer.
A study has found that people with intermediate levels of scientific knowledge have the highest levels of overconfidence — and the most negative attitudes toward science.
Using an array of multi-omic and other technologies, scientists have comprehensively mapped the types and specialties of brain cells — revealing insights into human evolution, development and disease.
Use of telepsychiatry increased during the COVID-19 pandemic, resulting in greater access and the potential for improved care, although barriers to wider adoption remain.