How Our Cities Are Inviting Wildlife Viruses In As suburbs expand into forests, grasslands, and wetlands, the boundary ...

Scientists may have stumbled across a network of vessels in the brain that helps clear out waste fluid – a discovery that could "represent a paradigm shift in our understanding of all neurodegenerativ ...

An inflammatory sugar molecule produced by certain gut bacteria may play a key role in driving ALS, a study found.

A protein called HIF1 may be the missing link behind painful tendon injuries like jumper’s knee and tennis elbow. Researchers showed that high levels of HIF1 actually cause harmful changes that make ...

Both the UK and US Governments have pledged to end research using animals, but is such a goal realistic? And how might it change medical research? Talha Burki reports.

Scientists have recreated morphine-like pain relief in mice with a targeted therapy that avoids addiction-linked brain ...

Shutting down the enzyme PTP1B helps brain immune cells clear plaques again, pointing to a potential new Alzheimer’s ...

This image shows a section of sinus tissue with mast cells accumulating in the center (purple). A new study from UC San Diego has found that Veterans with chronic rhinosinusitis from airborne toxins ...

Nearly 30 years ago, researchers began studying the gene Astn1, which encodes the cell adhesion protein astrotactin 1 in mice ...

Age-related memory decline and neurodegenerative diseases like Alzheimer's are often thought of as irreversible. But the ...

A scientific breakthrough not only promises faster testing for antimicrobial resistance, but also an ethical solution to the ...

Pest exterminators told Washington lawmakers that if they ban rodenticides, there will be more rodents. Several Washington State Pest Management Association members turned out Jan. 27 for a hearing on ...