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    1. Immunology and Inflammation
    2. Medicine

    High-fat diets trigger inflammatory immune cell generation in bone

    A study suggests that high-fat diets fuel the creation of inflammatory immune cells in the bone marrow of mice.
    1. Developmental Biology
    2. Genetics and Genomics

    Genetic variants linked to congenital urinary tract obstruction in males

    A genome-wide study of individuals of diverse ancestry has identified two potential genetic contributors to a rare condition called posterior urethral valves.
    1. Cancer Biology
    2. Immunology and Inflammation

    Tumours form temporary structures to avoid immunotherapy treatments

    A study reveals how tumour cells form temporary cell-in-cell formations to evade immunotherapy and subsequently cause tumour relapse.
  1. Media coverage: August roundup of eLife papers in the news

    High-profile news coverage that eLife papers generated in August 2022, including The Independent, CTV News and National Geographic.
    1. Ecology
    2. Plant Biology

    Crops grown together cooperate better in just two generations

    Crops bred for single-species systems rapidly adapt to growing alongside multiple species, and specific breeding may further enhance cooperation and improve productivity.
    1. Epidemiology and Global Health
    2. Microbiology and Infectious Disease

    Targeted travel restrictions fail to halt spread of COVID-19

    A study of COVID-19 variants of concern (VOC) transmission in the Netherlands shows that restricting flights from countries where VOCs emerge is not enough to halt their spread.
    1. Cancer Biology
    2. Cell Biology

    Scientists reveal how key cancer target could halt cancer spread

    Researchers have shown that a protein called fascin is transported into the nucleus of cancer cells where it plays an important role in cell motility and growth.
    1. Medicine
    2. Neuroscience

    Brain activity during sleep differs in young people with genetic risk of psychiatric disorders

    Young people with 22q11.2 Deletion Syndrome have markedly different brain activity during sleep, which is thought to influence psychiatric symptoms.
    1. Physics of Living Systems

    Animals track scents using alternating strategies of sniffing ground and air

    Computer modelling reveals animals rearing up to smell the air is part of an efficient strategy of alternating between sensory techniques for locating the source of a scent.
  2. Media coverage: July roundup of eLife papers in the news

    High-profile news coverage that eLife papers generated in July 2022, including Science, Futurity and Earth.com.