The findings suggest that the brain and body collaborate proactively to protect against infection. You can read the OA article here: https://t.co/yRxVtGt23q @NaturePortfolio @NatureNeuro

Their paper, published in Nature Neuroscience, suggests that the brain detects when a potential source of infection enters the immediate surroundings and prepares the body’s immune defenses. This may occur even before physical contact is made, in a virtual reality environment.

In a VR environment, Andrea Serino, Camilla Jandus, and colleagues designed an experiment where healthy young adults were approached by human-like avatar faces, with some showing visible signs of infection, such as rashes or coughing, and others appearing neutral or fearful.

Threats from predators initiate a ‘fight or flight’ response, but pathogens can pose a different risk, which often goes unnoticed. Contact triggers an immune response in the body. However, how the brain and the immune system work together before infection occurs is unclear.

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South Georgia’s breeding population of female southern elephant seals may have been halved by highly pathogenic avian influenza virus. These losses may reduce number of surviving seal pups and threaten security of the island’s breeding population https://t.co/KQdE5wVNWl @CommsBio

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Most official guidelines recommend a bare minimum of close to one gram of protein per KG of body weight per day. But many scientists object to suggestions flying around social media that people need more than double that amount. Here’s what experts advise:

Excess rainfall and flooding in the coastal megacity of Mumbai, India, could be responsible for approximately 8% of the city’s total deaths during monsoon season. Children, women and residents of slums are likely to be disproportionately affected:

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An AI system that can prove complex mathematical theories is described in Nature this week. The system, Google DeepMind’s AlphaProof, has achieved a silver medal-worthy performance at the 2024 International Mathematics Olympiad (IMO):

For decades pregnant people have been excluded from most clinical trials, leaving doctors and patients to make decisions with incomplete information. The result is a health-care system that protects pregnant people from research rather than through it:

We were proud to join #FallingWalls. Alice Henchley spoke on the panel AI Age & Trust, highlighting importance of accountability & transparency. During a round table on Science Integrity, Chris Graf emphasized collaboration & trust as foundation for progress. #ScienceSummit25

This OA title from @Palgrave presents first-hand views of how teens use social media and the problem apps that open them up to image based abuse. It also offers recommendations for keeping teens safe. Learn more: https://t.co/nH25GK8IVg

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Human spaceflight is on the cusp of an intriguing new dawn. For 25 years, astronauts have lived and worked onboard the International Space Station (ISS). But the ISS’s days are numbered. By 2031, NASA plans to deorbit the space station. What happens next?

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