Frequent burn exposure may have driven human genetic adaptations that improve healing but worsen severe injury outcomes.

A tick protein that inhibits multiple immune signals could lead to better treatments for autoimmune diseases and inflammation ...

Scientists uncover a metabolic vulnerability in aging cells that could be key to restoring resilience and combating ...

NASA has launched four astronauts on Artemis II, the first crewed mission to fly around the Moon in more than 50 years.

That “once-in-a-while” binge could be doing far more damage to your liver than you realize. Many people believe that keeping ...

An evolutionary "arms race" for light and space drove the early domestication of wheat, according to new research that could ...

A new theoretical study has taken a close look at how noise influences these circuits. The results show that noise places a ...

Scientists have long known that Earth was significantly warmer about 3 million years ago, with much higher sea levels. Evidence includes discoveries made more than a century ago of temperate and ...

A simple nasal swab may offer an unexpected window into the earliest biological signals of Alzheimer’s disease.

“Considering all the findings – from clinical monitoring, animal studies and mechanistic data – e-cigarettes are likely to cause lung cancer and oral cancer,” Prof. Stewart says. Although the results ...

A growing body of evidence suggests that how consistently we sleep may matter just as much as how long we sleep.

Ozempic and similar peptide-based drugs generate millions of pounds of hazardous waste each year. A new water-based approach ...