For decades, obesity medicines were judged largely by how effectively they reduced appetite. Many could help people lose weight, but...

The New World screwworm, a flesh-eating parasite once responsible for tens of millions of dollars in annual livestock losses in...

The International Society for Stem Cell Research (ISSCR) has announced that Lorenz Studer, M.D., has begun his term as president,...

A single ant can trigger a synchronized wave of activity across an entire colony, sending hundreds or even thousands of...

Melbourne researchers have grown human heart valve-like tissues from pluripotent stem cells, creating what they describe as a world-first laboratory...

Pulmonary arterial hypertension (PAH) is being redefined by molecular biology. Once viewed mainly as a disorder of excessive blood-vessel constriction,...

Fungal necrotizing otitis externa, a rare but potentially life-threatening infection that can extend from the external ear canal into the...

Dizziness and vertigo affect millions of people worldwide, yet the tests most commonly used to investigate vestibular disorders do not...

For years, scientists have wondered whether a male baboon’s ability to capture and share meat might function as a powerful...

AMES, Iowa—A tiny, antenna-like structure found on many animal cells may help explain how turtle embryos sense the warmth that...