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Dormice born late in the summer undergo accelerated growth, enabled by increased food intake and reduced activity duration, as a compensatory strategy for a late start.

Research suggests preserving neuromuscular synapses, which connect nerve and muscle and become disassembled during amyotrophic lateral sclerosis, could help treat the disease.

New study suggests increased provisions of safe water over seven years in rural KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa, have led to an eight-fold decrease in the risk of children contracting urogenital schistosomiasis.

New findings could pave the way for therapies to prevent the regain of weight following the initial success of diet-induced weight loss.

The open-source Hypothesis software has been extensively customised for use by eLife and other publishers, with new features giving publishers more control over its implementation on their sites.

Attacking mutated RAS proteins on cancer cells from the outside-in could be a viable therapeutic approach for previously ‘undruggable’ cancer targets.

New study suggests variation in the frequency of mosquito bites within regions and even households is likely to play a key role in the success of malaria control efforts.

Researchers shed new light on the communication between our skin, nerve cells and brain that gives us our sense of touch.

While Middle East respiratory syndrome coronavirus (MERS-CoV) does not appear to present an imminent global threat, researchers encourage continued genomic surveillance of the virus.

The new board member will help oversee the strategic direction of eLife and support the organisation in its mission.