Compiling public datasets into a single, centralised repository and linking directly to analytical software completely transforms the scale and scope of causal inference across the phenome.
A multi-cohort analysis of 2,500 gut microbiomes and five major diseases discovers that disease-microbiome associations display specific age-centric trends, with diseases characterized by age-centric trends of species gain/loss.
Combined experimental and theoretical analysis identifies a molecular mechanism akin to working memory that enables single cells to perform complex navigation tasks in changing growth factor fields, beyond simple stimulus-response associations.
Darko Mitrovic, Sarah E McComas ... Lucie Delemotte
Using state-specific contacts inferred from coevolving residue pairs enables us to build models of the various conformational states along the sugar porter functional cycle and reconstruct the free-energy landscape of the process.
Cumulatively, from 1950 to 2015, smoking-related disease has been the biggest cause of premature death in high-income countries, with elevated risks of smoking continuing well into the 21st century.
Loes Koelewijn, Thomas M Lancaster ... Krish Singh
Electrophysiology pinpoints brain function abnormalities in young people genetically at risk of developing Alzheimer's disease much later in life, supporting theories of initial hyperconnectivity driving eventual profound disconnection.
A type 2 diabetes polygenic risk score and family history of diabetes are strongly and independently associated with multiple gestational diabetes-related traits in women of South Asian descent.