Expression of Concern for: “Nicotine breaks down preformed Alzheimer’s β-amyloid fibrils in vitro,” by Ono et al. (Biol Psychiatry 2002; 52:880–886); https://doi.org/10.1016/S0006-3223(02)01417-8.
Opinion: The podcast bringing together MAHA and public health for hard conversations
Below is a lightly edited, AI-generated transcript of the “First Opinion Podcast” interview with Brinda Adhikari and Tom W. Johnson, hosts of the podcast “Why Should I Trust You?” Be sure to sign up for the weekly “First Opinion Podcast” on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, or wherever you get your podcasts. Get alerts about each new episode by signing up for the “First Opinion Podcast” newsletter. And don’t forget to sign up for the First Opinion newsletter, delivered every Sunday.
Torie Bosch: In 2025, the well-known emergency physician Craig Spencer found himself in an unexpected place: the Children’s Health Defense Conference in Austin, Texas. There, he chatted with anti-vaccine activists, MAHA supporters, and others with deep distrust of doctors and mainstream medicine. As he wrote in an essay for STAT about the experience, “I didn’t change any minds, nor did my convictions waver. But every conversation was honest and respectful.”
Optimism for Trump’s CDC pick is tempered by questions about RFK Jr.’s role
The nomination of a new leader for the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention — one who has scientific credentials and no public ties to the anti-vaccine movement — has generated sighs of relief in the public health world.
As one CDC employee, who asked not to be named, put it on Friday, among staff “the general vibe is guarded but hopeful.”
Investigating Functional Changes in the Frontotemporal Cortex of Patients With Major Depressive Disorder Following Electroconvulsive Therapy or Magnetic Seizure Therapy Using Functional Near-infrared Spectroscopy (fNIRS)
Conditions: Major Depressive Disorder (MDD)
Interventions: Other: Electroconvulsive Therapy; Other: Magnetic Seizure Therapy
Sponsors: The Second Hospital of Anhui Medical University
Not yet recruiting
Interventions: Other: Electroconvulsive Therapy; Other: Magnetic Seizure Therapy
Sponsors: The Second Hospital of Anhui Medical University
Not yet recruiting
FDA approves wearable device for pancreatic cancer
Nature Biotechnology, Published online: 17 April 2026; doi:10.1038/s41587-026-03102-7
FDA approves wearable device for pancreatic cancer
World’s first two iPSC therapies in Japan
Nature Biotechnology, Published online: 17 April 2026; doi:10.1038/s41587-026-03105-4
World’s first two iPSC therapies in Japan
Site-specific engineering to produce CAR T cells in vivo
Nature Biotechnology, Published online: 17 April 2026; doi:10.1038/s41587-026-03117-0
Site-specific engineering to produce CAR T cells in vivo
Plastic-eating fungi dig diapers
Nature Biotechnology, Published online: 17 April 2026; doi:10.1038/s41587-026-03096-2
Plastic-eating fungi dig diapers
Biotech news from around the world
Nature Biotechnology, Published online: 17 April 2026; doi:10.1038/s41587-026-03103-6
Biotech news from around the world
Publisher Correction: Reliability of LLMs as medical assistants for the general public: a randomized preregistered study
Nature Medicine, Published online: 17 April 2026; doi:10.1038/s41591-026-04404-8
Publisher Correction: Reliability of LLMs as medical assistants for the general public: a randomized preregistered study