The microbiome—the trillions of bacteria, viruses, and fungi that live quietly in our body—plays a crucial role in shaping human health by providing a variety of micronutrients necessary for vital ...

Scientists at the Ruđer Bošković Institute (RBI) in Zagreb, Croatia, have discovered that the protein CENP-E, long believed ...

The human brain can do many amazing things, but self-repair is not one of its repertoire of abilities. Once neurons die—from ...

When a tiny virus invades one of our cells, that cell must detect it and, within minutes, decide what to do. Now researchers ...

A gene that helped bowheads adapt to frigid Arctic waters also granted them extraordinary longevity. Could it help aging ...

As our hair goes gray and our muscles weaken with age, our immune system also changes. In particular, the stem cells that ...

H9N2 avian flu gains human infectivity, raises pandemic warning H9N2 shows mutations improving binding to human respiratory ...

Researchers from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) and Harvard Medical School have found a novel way to ...

An experimental compound reduced the cell death, inflammation, and organ damage seen with diabetes.

Cold-induced RNA-binding protein was shown to enhance DNA repair — plus, a more universal snakebite venom.

Dr LK Medina-Kauwe developed a bioengineered delivery system to treat resistant and metastatic tumors, highlighting ...