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    1. Immunology and Inflammation

    Antibodies help identify women protected from placental malaria

    Six antibody features help protect pregnant women against placental malaria infections, and could be used to identify women at risk of the disease and related complications.
    1. Medicine

    How a bone marrow fat hormone controls metabolism and bone cell development

    A new study reveals how a hormone located in fat cells inside bone marrow helps control the production of bone and fat in response to changing conditions.
    1. Medicine
    2. Microbiology and Infectious Disease

    Scientists identify combination of biological markers associated with severe dengue

    New findings could improve the triage process for patients with dengue and help clinicians determine those who may be at risk of developing moderate to severe disease.
    1. Medicine

    eLife announces new approach to publishing in medicine

    By bringing rigorous review and editorial oversight to clinical preprints, eLife hopes to make peer-reviewed preprints a currency of trust in medicine.
    1. Ecology
    2. Plant Biology

    Plants use a blend of external influences to evolve defence mechanisms

    Findings reveal how plants use a blend of genes, geography, demography and environmental conditions to evolve defence chemicals over time.
    1. Medicine
    2. Neuroscience

    Weak brain waves may warn of age-related neurodegenerative disease

    People with mild cognitive impairment or Alzheimer’s disease have weaker gamma waves in their brain than healthy peers, a discovery that may lead to new ways to diagnose these conditions.
    1. Developmental Biology

    Researchers identify gene linked to congenital heart disease

    Researchers have identified a gene that plays a minor role in congenital heart disease, using a combined approach that could aid studies of this and other multigenic diseases.
  1. Media Coverage: May roundup of eLife papers in the news

    High-profile news coverage that eLife papers generated in May 2021, including The Science Times, Business Insider and Psychology Today.
    1. Genetics and Genomics
    2. Neuroscience

    Scientists identify mechanism linking traumatic brain injury to neurodegenerative disease

    Study reveals that brain injuries can cause intracellular transport defects that can potentially lead to protein build-up and neurodegenerative disease.
    1. Medicine

    Mini bone marrow model predicts response to blood disorder treatment

    Scientists have described a miniature 3D bone marrow model that can both predict the response of patients to a new therapy for blood platelet disorders and facilitate studies to better understand these disorders.