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In a new study, researchers offer answers to the decades-old questions of how odor recognition works by providing the first-ever molecular views of an olfactory receptor at work.

In a new study, physician-scientists have shown that the flu vaccine may provide vital protection against COVID-19.

Researchers have used a tiny worm to track how an animal’s brain changes throughout its lifetime, shedding new light on how the human brain develops.

Single strands of collagen assemble to form stable fibers that give structure to connective tissue such as skin, tendons, cartilage and bones. Researchers have now developed a multi-component molecule that interacts with collagen and can be used to illuminate new tissue growth in the body.

Scientists have described three different mechanisms by which nanobodies disarm SARS-CoV-2, blocking it from infecting cells and causing COVID-19. The near-atomic-level structural analysis provides guidance for the development of future vaccines and therapeutics that may work against a wide variety of coronaviruses—including variants not yet in circulation.

New study identifies DNA signatures associated with risk for cardiovascular disease, a discovery that could lead to opportunities for clinical intervention years before symptoms manifest. Based on analyses of data from five large heart cohort studies of diverse populations, the findings are published in the journal JAMA Cardiology.

A new study reveals that an RNA-modifying protein known as METTL1 in tumor cells could be targeted to treat some aggressive cancers including brain, blood, skin, and kidney.

Adults infected with SARS-CoV-2 exhale metabolites in their breath that can be detected by diagnostic devices. Now, researchers have shown that children infected with SARS-CoV-2 also show breath metabolite changes, but they’re different from the ones in adults.

For adults both young and old, eating a nutritious, plant-based diet may lower the risk for heart attacks and other types of cardiovascular disease, two new studies show.

Scientists have identified nearly 300 gene variations that influence reproductive lifespan in women. Additionally, in mice, they have successfully manipulated several key genes associated with these variants to extend their reproductive lifespan.