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A new approach to Alzheimer’s is unfolding 

Despite decades of scientific struggle, progress been excruciatingly slow. But the tide is turning.

The shape of things to come 

Thanks to cryo-em, the breakthroughs are coming faster than ever for Jue Chen. She explains the exciting applications for medicine and science.

The clearest snapshot of human genomic diversity ever taken

The human reference genome has always been a remarkable but flawed tool. A new "pangenome" aims to correct its oversights and omissions.

Behind the formation and protection of microtubules

Research shed light on the process by which the γ-Tubulin Ring Complex stabilizes microtubules, which may inform the study of developmental diseases and cancers.

Solving the mystery behind how nutrients enter cells

A new paper describes how choline is transported into the cell, with potentially sweeping implications for the study of rare diseases.

Maybe the virus isn't the problem 

Why do some with COVID end up on ventilators while others get a scratchy throat—and yet others seem to have dodged the virus entirely? Answers are emerging from scientists around the globe.

Researchers reveal an ancient mechanism for wound repair

The study is the first to identify a damage response pathway that is distinct from but parallel to the classical pathway triggered by pathogens.

Gum disease may lie at the root of some arthritis flare-ups

Damaged gums may release bacteria into the bloodstream that trigger arthritis flare-ups, potentially explaining why people with gum disease don't respond as well to arthritis treatments.

How to end a pandemic in one jab 

Universal vaccines can give years of protection against polio, measles, and smallpox, among other diseases. Pamela Bjorkman believes HIV, influenza, and COVID are next.

New tool to study hepatitis B could open the door to a cure

Just as the Rice lab’s work on HCV exposed that virus’s weaknesses, the hope is that this novel approach could do the same for HBV.