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Risk factors for cardiovascular diseases trigger molecular changes that harm the endothelial cells in the heart, but exercise can suppress these effects.

eLife publishes advances in quantitative genetics, including the genetic basis of complex traits, the maintenance of genetic variation, and their roles in evolution.

Bacteria carry antibiotic resistant genes on movable sections of DNA that allow them to select the relevant genes on demand.

Combining spatial and temporal data is helping researchers to understand how deforestation influences the risk of malaria.

All-trans retinoic acid induces functional and structural plasticity of synapses in human cortical circuits through the engagement of the spine apparatus.

A preregistered survey experiment spanning six disciplines has found weak evidence of bias in favour of authors from high-status countries and institutions.

Evidence is mounting that rare loss-of-function variants in the TLR7 gene predispose men with no medical history to severe forms of COVID-19.

Changes in diet associated with domestication may have shaped the composition of microbes found in the guts of animals.

A new system for classifying climates emerges from modeling the environmental conditions that 26,000 species of tetrapods experience in their home range.

Analysing the characteristics of the SARS-CoV-2 virus makes it possible to estimate the length of quarantine that reduces the impact on society and the economy, while minimising infections.