Researchers found that anxiety and insomnia were linked to reduced levels of natural killer cells in young women. As stress and sleep problems intensified, immune defenses appeared to weaken further.

For millions of people living with long COVID, symptoms like shortness of breath, mental fog, and deep fatigue continue long after infection, with no clear explanation. Now, a group of leading ...

Diabetes drugs may be doing more than managing blood sugar, they could also shape cancer biology in unexpected ways.

Using lab-grown brain tissue, researchers uncovered complex patterns of neural signaling that differ subtly between healthy ...

As the immune system weakens with age, researchers have found a way to temporarily boost its function by reprogramming liver cells to support T-cell development.

As fish disappear, African penguins are being pushed into direct competition with fishing fleets, deepening their fight for survival.

Scientists have identified a previously unknown natural compound produced by heat-loving cyanobacteria that helps protect against ultraviolet radiation.

Researchers have introduced an innovative two-step excitation approach that makes it possible to efficiently generate and clearly separate different modes of hyperbolic polaritons. An international co ...

As claims about conscious AI grow louder, a Cambridge philosopher argues that we lack the evidence to know whether machines can truly be conscious, let alone morally significant. A philosopher at the ...

A research team has discovered a unique quantum state at the interface between organic materials and two-dimensional semiconductors. Faster, more efficient, and more adaptable technologies are widely ...

Researchers have identified elusive DNA switches in brain support cells that influence genes tied to Alzheimer’s disease. When people think about DNA, they often picture genes that determine our ...

Astronomers have discovered a carbon-rich exoplanet with a bizarre atmosphere and shape, orbiting a neutron star under extreme conditions that challenge current models of planetary formation. Scientis ...