Medicine

Cannabis is often discussed as if it were a single drug with a single effect, but a new JAMA Patient...

A newly identified mechanism may explain how tau protein helps drive Alzheimer’s disease and other tauopathies, according to research from...

Scientists have produced the most complete genetic map yet of the brown rat, revealing previously hidden genes, extensive DNA variation,...

Philadelphia—A diagnosis of high blood pressure may make people more willing to take prescribed medication while making them less inclined...

A new review is reframing Fabry disease as far more than a disorder caused by the buildup of a single...

Obesity may do more than raise the risk of diabetes, heart disease, and certain cancers. A new review published in...

A new study has demonstrated a way to reduce vitamin D receptor activity selectively in bone or muscle in living...

Wildfire smoke has become an increasingly important source of prenatal air pollution in the United States, even as overall exposure...

Herpes zoster, commonly known as shingles, is being targeted by a new vaccine candidate in a large phase 3 clinical...

SARS-CoV-2 vaccine research is moving beyond the traditional injection-based approach, with scientists examining whether immunity can be established directly at...