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Researchers have determined the first full-length structures of the human angiotensin-converting enzyme (ACE) that regulates blood pressure. The cryo-EM structures of ACE have the potential to improve drug design for cardiovascular disease.

According to a study, alterations in the gut bacteria and blood bile acids of women with fibromyalgia are associated with the severity of their symptoms.

A study presents the theory that egg-sperm fusion may have originated from an ancient form of genetic exchange that involved the fusion of bacteria-like microorganisms called archaea.

A research group has uncovered that there is relevant structure underlying biomolecular condensates, in the form of protein "clusters".

New research has identified the child cancer patients at greatest risk of developing life-threatening infections, in a crucial step towards the development of an early diagnostic test.

Pregnant women who were exposed to multiple phthalates during pregnancy had an increased risk of preterm birth, according to new research by the National Institutes of Health.

A research essay published in PLoS Biology suggests that “selfish chromosomes” identified in mammals could explain why so many human embryos are lost early in pregnancy.

Researchers have identified biomarkers for clear cell renal cell carcinoma and have developed a tool to indicate which patients are at high risk of poor outcomes.

Researchers describe a way to use AI to reliably predict the structure of certain RNA molecules from their nucleotide sequence in the journal PLOS Computational Biology.

According to research, taking vitamin D supplements during pregnancy could substantially reduce the chances of babies up to a year old suffering from atopic eczema.