A joint modelling initiative by nine teams predicted the US surge of COVID-19 caused by the Delta variant of the SARS-CoV-2 virus in the summer of 2021, and found vaccination uptake to be critical to limiting transmission.
New insights into how Mycobacterium tuberculosis grows to resist antibiotics could have implications for developing more effective treatments for infection.
Scientists have characterised the genetic factors that affect the immune response in type 1 diabetes patients, with potential implications for developing new treatments.
As eLife moves towards a ‘publish, review, curate’ model that puts preprints first, the two initiatives will work together to promote diversity in open scholarly review.
Analysis of gut microbiomes in distantly related vertebrates from urban and rural areas reveals humanization of the microbiota of wildlife living in cities.
Findings in men reveal how skeletal muscle adapts to high-intensity interval training, which includes changes to processes that are important for regulating metabolism and muscle contraction.
Analysis of UK Biobank data from 20,000 people shows that diabetes speeds up the normal process of brain aging, with longer duration of diabetes linked to increased neurodegeneration.
A study shows that eating eggs can boost the number of heart-healthy metabolites in the blood, which may partially explain the protective effect of moderate egg consumption on cardiovascular disease.
