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Genetics may explain why some young people are prone to unhealthy lifestyles and accelerated biological aging.

How do the hippocampus and cerebral cortex connect to support healthy memory function?

Mitigating inequities in mobile and smartphone ownership is essential for successful digital health interventions in Africa.

A gene linked to obesity and type 2 diabetes regulates the health of weight-bearing bones in mice.

Roundworms can anticipate and prepare for the presence of dangerous peroxides in their environment using temperature as an indicator.

A new method to follow the formation and movement of neurons in a developing brain.

New insights reveal how fungal cells can import the iron-carrying compounds they steal from their host.

A three-dimensional structure of an RNA-chopping protein paves the way for engineering a new laboratory tool.