Once confined to Latin America, Chagas disease – a potentially deadly parasitic infection that is spread in a gross way – is ...

Breast cancer is a major global health concern and is one of the most common types of cancer among women. Its early detection and effective treatment can significantly improve survival rates. Regular ...

The air we breathe may be seeding our brains with toxic proteins. A landmark study reveals a direct link between fine ...

In a human body, cells are constantly making life-or-death decisions. If they make the wrong choice, the result can be cancer. It may be possible to treat diseases by influencing this behavior.

Researchers have developed brain-on-a-chip technology that uses human tissue to model how the brain’s protective barrier breaks down during inflammation and disease.

Scientists discovered that Gila monster venom contains a compound that slows digestion. It led to one of the biggest medical ...

Every minute, a woman in the U.S. requires a blood transfusion due to heavy menstrual bleeding, or HMB. One in three women ...

The Armenian immigrant and Flagship Pioneering visionary has spent decades turning scientific impossibilities into ...

Stories like Mendosa’s have become commonplace in the age of Ozempic. According to a 2024 Kaiser Family Foundation survey, ...

The Japanese physician and immunologist Shimon Sakaguchi, the American immunologist Fred Ramsdell and the American molecular biologist Mary Brunkow have been awarded this year's Nobel Prize in ...

Ordinary human cells, not just neurons, respond more strongly to memory signals when they arrive in spaced bursts rather than ...

Mary E. Brunkow, Fred Ramsdell and Shimon Sakaguchi were honored for research into how the body helps the immune system avoid ...