Month: April 2026

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Nature Medicine, Published online: 15 April 2026; doi:10.1038/s41591-026-04300-1 Using active and passive genomic surveillance, researchers observed the rapid spread of high pathogenicity avian influenza H5N1 D1.1 viruses in wild birds during the 2024 migratory season, which coincided with detection in humans, but did not identify mammalian adaptive markers in viruses from wild birds. Read More

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Nature Medicine, Published online: 15 April 2026; doi:10.1038/s41591-026-04341-6 A new cerebrospinal fluid biomarker, AcTau174, was elevated in frontotemporal lobar degeneration with TAR DNA-binding protein (FTLD-TDP), distinguishing this pathology from FTLD-Tau, and was associated with disease severity and progression in FTLD-TDP. Read More

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Nature Medicine, Published online: 15 April 2026; doi:10.1038/s41591-026-04337-2 For individuals with APOL1 high-risk genotypes, which are enriched in individuals of African ancestry, a nine-protein proteomic risk score enables early prediction of kidney disease progression and may, thereby, enable early intervention. Read More