NATURE Losing the Y chromosome seems to make cancer cells more aggressive in men and the phenomenon might even spread between cells.

NATURE INDEX Studies are more likely to influence conservation law if they are published in specialist journals — but researchers worry that their true impact is being ignored in hiring and promotion decisions.

NATURE Device allowing the user to control a computer cursor using their thoughts has been adjusted in a bid to prevent glitches with the first implant.

NATURE Elon Musk announced this week that his company’s brain implant has allowed a person to move a computer mouse with their mind.

NATURE Some researchers are concerned about a lack of transparency surrounding the implant, which aims to allow people to control devices through thought alone.

NATURE Devices that can record and change brain activity will create privacy issues that challenge existing human-rights legislation, say researchers.ill create privacy issues that challenge existing human-rights legislation, say researchers.

NATURE Scientists trace the neurons in the throat that detect signs of infection and relay this information to the brain.

NATURE A laboratory study unravels ways non-antibiotic drugs can contribute to drug resistance.

NATURE Pfizer, GSK and Moderna are ahead in the race to produce vaccines against respiratory syncytial virus — what will be their impact?

NATURE In a large study, researchers identified several areas of the mouse genome that influence longevity.