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Taking calcium supplements or eating a diet high in calcium during early adulthood strengthens bone and may help reduce the risk of fractures and osteoporosis later in life.

Reduced myelin in key areas of the brain necessary for learning rules, speaking, and listening may impair language acquisition in children.

The structures that generate the 'hair-like' protrusions coating cells in the airway are produced using many of the same key proteins as dividing cells.

A newly discovered pair of proteins helps to sort and distribute other proteins within budding yeast cells.

A computational model that simulates the release of neurotransmitters from vesicles provides new insights on how nerve cells communicate.

Studying the activity of place cells in rats sheds new light on how the brain replays and consolidates memories.

Cancer cells hide inside each other when the immune system attacks.

A new vaccine candidate that incorporates key features from Omicron and other SARS-CoV-2 variants into one molecule induces potent and broad immune responses against the virus in rats.