hLife is a peer-reviewed, open-access monthly journal, whose founding Editors-in-Chief are Prof. George F. Gao, Prof. Chen Dong and Prof. Jules A. Hoffmann. hLife is sponsored by the Institute of Microbiology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, the Chinese Society of Biotechnology, the Shanghai Immune Therapy Institute, the Westlake University Medical School, and the Sino-French Hoffmann Institute, in cooperation with the international publisher Elsevier. Besides, Central Academy of Fine Arts is involved to improve the quality of display items. hLife, which combines healthier, happier and harmonious life together, aims to report and highlight original and high-impact discoveries in health sciences, linking basic research to clinical applications that could improve human health. The disciplines covering all medicine-related research, include but are not limited to pathogen biology, epidemiology, physiology, immunology, structural biology, disease surveillance, oncology, drugs, vaccines, translational medicine, and health policy. hLife welcomes various types of content, such as research article, review, letter, perspective, commentary, resource, editorial, dialogue, and stories about scientists or scientific stories in the field of health sciences. All Article Publishing Charges for articles accepted by hLife before 2025 are free.