Medicine

For babies born extremely early, the first weeks outside the womb can resemble a biological balancing act. They must maintain...

Iron deficiency affects about one in four people worldwide, with young children among those at greatest risk. In early life,...

The hippocampus is often portrayed as a single memory machine, but a new connectomics study suggests that one of its...

Liver metastases are among the most difficult complications of advanced cancer. Unlike many other organs, the liver is continuously exposed...

White fat is often portrayed as a passive storage depot, a biological warehouse where excess energy is packed away for...

A routine laboratory clock may hold the key to reducing unnecessary antibiotic exposure among newborns in intensive care. A new...

A finding that could reshape the global conversation about climate-smart agriculture is challenging one of the field’s most appealing assumptions:...

A new lipid nanoparticle system has enabled researchers to genetically modify human haematopoietic stem and progenitor cells (HSPCs) inside humanized...

A large Norwegian study suggests that even modest physical activity may help reduce the risk of stroke and premature death...

For people living with post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD), sleep can become a nightly reenactment of catastrophe. Traumatic memories may return...