The Chagas disease parasite (Trypanosoma cruzi) undergoes a major transformation throughout its life cycle in order to infect ...

Precise activation of tens of thousands of genes is critical for healthy development and growth. Specialized segments of our ...

The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has cleared for marketing an innovative blood test with underlying technology ...

Bad housing, high crime and poor schools are more important than transportation or income when it comes to accessing healthy ...

For a new drug to work in the human body, it must make its way to the exact cell type where it's needed and then, in many cases, get inside the cells.

Australian researchers have uncovered a promising new way to tackle one of the most aggressive forms of breast cancer, raising hopes for more effective treatments to stop the disease from spreading.

In a new research report, scientists at Johns Hopkins Medicine say they have developed a technology that allows them to ...

Once a cell has locked into an abnormal state — the way cancer cells do — can it ever be restored back to normal? A KAIST research team has identified the 'molecular lock' that keeps cells trapped in ...

The United Kingdom's vote to leave the European Union (EU) was associated with major changes in health care worker migration and worsening physician shortages in England, according to a new study ...

Most of our brain's 100 billion neurons are created before we're born, but the trickle of neurons created in the adult brain ...

Lung cancer screenings can save lives by detecting cancer in its early stages, but only 15% of eligible American adults have ...