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Autoimmune antibodies in the inflamed brain

Two studies by Michalski, Abdulla et al., and Wang, Xie, Deng, Ding, Li et al. provide insights into how antibodies seen in patients with autoimmune encephalitis interplay with target NMDA receptors.

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    January 2024 marks 30 years since we published the first volume of NSMB. We will be celebrating this milestone throughout 2024, reflecting on the road covered and looking towards the future.

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    The 2024 Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine has been awarded jointly to Victor Ambros and Gary Ruvkun "for the discovery of microRNA and its role in post-transcriptional gene regulation". To celebrate the award, Nature Portfolio presents a Collection, which includes publications from the winners, essential reviews on the topic, and further insightful research focused on the diverse roles of mic

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    The 2024 Nobel Prize in Chemistry has been awarded to David Baker “for computational protein design” and to Demis Hassabis and John M. Jumper “for protein structure prediction”. In recognition of this award, Nature Portfolio presents a collection of research, review and opinion articles that celebrates both contributions by the awardees and the advances they have inspired.

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