Medicine

Air pollution is often discussed as a threat to the lungs and cardiovascular system, but a new study is turning...

Researchers at Baylor College of Medicine and the Texas Department of State Health Services have documented a likely case of...

For decades, microglia have been viewed as the brain’s permanent immune residents: cells that arrive during embryonic development, settle into...

For decades, myelin has been viewed primarily as the nervous system’s insulation: a lipid-rich wrapping that accelerates electrical signals as...

A study published in Nature Communications has identified a pathogenic immune pathway that links chronic Clonorchis sinensis infection to liver...

For years, cancer research has treated tumor cells as relatively stable enemies: cells that multiply, spread and acquire resistance through...

Lead contamination in urban homes may be reaching residents through a pathway that is easy to overlook: ordinary household dust...

Parkinson’s disease may begin changing the brain’s movement circuitry before the first unmistakable behavioral symptoms appear, according to a new...

As digital technology becomes woven into healthcare, communication, banking and everyday services, a new study is examining an increasingly important...

A methodological dispute over how efficiently short DNA molecules close into circles has moved into the spotlight, with researchers R.T....