By binding to Fc gamma receptor IIb, amyloid beta induces a series of phosphorylation events that mediate the damaging effects of hyperphosphorylated tau proteins in Alzheimer's disease.

Interviews with senior biomedical researchers reveal a perceived decline in trust in the scientific enterprise, in large part because the quantity of new data exceeds the field's ability to process it appropriately.

Science can provide cures and improve health, and it can also make us more humane.

There may be as many ways to think about the experience of women in science as there are women in science.

Science hackathons can help academics, particularly those in the early stage of their careers, to build collaborations and write research proposals.

A EASAC working group on gain-of-function research has emphasised the importance of ensuring that the necessary safeguards and policies are in place.

Science is an essential component of policy-making in most areas of government, but the scientific community does not always understand its role in this process.

An over-emphasis on novelty is having detrimental effects on science.

A systems-level analysis of the biomedical workforce in the US shows that current strategies to enhance faculty diversity are unlikely to have a significant impact, and that there is a need to increase the number of PhDs from underrepresented minority backgrounds who move on to postdoctoral positions.

We discuss the methods available to understand lncRNA function in vivo, and highlight important considerations that should be taken into account when designing such experiments.