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Nature, Published online: 01 April 2026; doi:10.1038/s41586-026-10251-xRobustness checks and reproduction of analyses with existing and updated data based on 110 articles in economics and political science journals with data and code-sharing requirements found high levels of robustness and reproducibility and determined that robustness was not dependent on author characteristics or data availability.

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Nature Medicine, Published online: 31 March 2026; doi:10.1038/s41591-026-04315-8Benralizumab (an anti-IL-5 receptor α antibody), compared to placebo, significantly reduced the risk of first flare in patients with hypereosinophilic syndrome.

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Nature Biotechnology, Published online: 27 March 2026; doi:10.1038/s41587-026-03074-8Unpaired data as a first-order challenge in single-cell and spatial proteomics

Nature Biotechnology, Published online: 27 March 2026; doi:10.1038/s41587-026-03053-zA long-read metagenome assembly method recovers circular and complete genomes better than existing tools.