Biology

For decades, vast stretches of the animal genome were dismissed as genetic “junk”—repetitive DNA sequences that do not encode proteins...

Pregnancy Is a High-Stakes Biological Trial, and Loss Is Its Most Common Outcome Pregnancy is often described as a predictable...

Dengue prevention research has expanded dramatically across the world, yet the evidence most needed by health authorities remains difficult to...

Influenza A virus (IAV) may target the lung’s most vulnerable cells not because they allow the virus to enter more...

Perianal diseases, including hemorrhoids, anal fissures, and anal fistulas, affect millions of people and are often attributed to constipation, straining,...

Myopia correction has long been framed as a choice between permanence and flexibility: laser surgery can reduce or eliminate dependence...

Minimally invasive laryngeal surgery is entering a new phase in which the central goal is no longer simply to remove...

Scientists at the University of Cologne, University Hospital Cologne, and the Max Planck Institute for Metabolism Research have developed a...

Obstructive sleep apnea, a disorder in which the upper airway repeatedly collapses during sleep, may be entering a new era...

A new range-wide genetic study of the freshwater mussel Venustaconcha ellipsiformis has revealed how ancient glaciers, changing river systems, and...