New research suggests statins may protect adults with type 2 diabetes regardless of how low their predicted heart risk appears. In a large UK study, statin use was linked to fewer deaths and major ...

Physicists have long relied on the idea that electrons behave like tiny particles zipping through materials, even though ...

Spikes in blood sugar after eating may be more dangerous for the brain than previously thought. In a massive genetic study, ...

In the rapidly disappearing Atlantic Forest, mosquitoes are adapting to a human-dominated landscape. Scientists found that ...

BPA-free” food packaging may be hiding new risks. A McGill University study found that several BPA substitutes used in ...

Pancreatic cancer uses a sugar-coated disguise to evade the immune system, helping explain why it’s so hard to treat.

Dark matter, one of the Universe’s greatest mysteries, may have been born blazing hot instead of cold and sluggish as ...

Foams were once thought to behave like glass, with bubbles frozen in place at the microscopic level. But new simulations ...

For thousands of years, wildfires on Alaska’s North Slope were rare. That changed sharply in the 20th century, when warming ...

Researchers have discovered a rare new type of diabetes that affects babies early in life. The condition is caused by changes ...

A new discovery may explain why so many people abandon cholesterol-lowering statins because of muscle pain and weakness.

Scientists are taking a closer look at monk fruit and discovering it’s more than just a sugar substitute. New research shows ...