A new study found that chronic wasting disease can sometimes spread silently, with infectious prions present even in animals that show no symptoms. While there is no confirmed human risk, researchers ...

Many people prescribed GLP-1 drugs for type 2 diabetes (such as Victoza, Ozempic, or tirzepatide) stop taking them, but a ...

A large real-world study suggests semaglutide (Ozempic, Wegovy, Rybelsus) may offer an unexpected bonus for people with type ...

NASA satellites have detected a vast pulse of warm water reaching the coast of South America, signaling that El Niño is ...

Physicists have solved a long-standing problem involving systems that appear to violate Newton’s third law, such as bird ...

A copper-based compound restored the brain’s ability to clear toxic Alzheimer’s proteins, dramatically reducing amyloid ...

A large-scale study suggests that men with higher levels of the amino acid tyrosine may have shorter lifespans, potentially ...

Scientists have found that staple-shaped particles can tangle together to create a material that is both strong and flexible.

A new oral GLP-1 medication helped people with type 2 diabetes dramatically improve blood sugar control and lose weight in a major clinical trial. The results suggest that highly effective diabetes ...

Researchers used genome editing to block the production of red pigments in lettuce, causing other beneficial plant compounds to build up instead. The lettuce continued to grow normally, pointing ...

Oxford physicists have created an entirely new type of Schrödinger’s cat-like quantum state using components that are ...

Beneath our feet lies a vast hidden fungal superhighway that helps sustain much of life on Earth—and scientists have now ...