Amid growing debates about the benefits and risks of studying looking-glass versions of life’s building blocks, there is an ...

Community Dental Services (CDS) provide essential care for vulnerable patient groups, including individuals with disabilities, complex medical ...

Outcomes have improved drastically in the United States for some forms of the disease, but those for others continue to lag.

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Laboratories are still using dangerous and carbon-intensive liquids much more often than environmentally friendly ones, according to a 40-year survey of patents.

Glucagon-like peptide 1 (GLP-1) receptor agonists are approved for the treatment of type 2 diabetes and obesity. An emerging ...

Karl Deisseroth, Peter Hegemann and Georg Nagel win the 2026 Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine for their work on ...

Nature’s senior biology reporter Ewen Callaway reflects on today’s prize for optogenetics — which scientists have anticipated for years.

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Introducing Nature Books. Some ideas need more space than a research paper can provide. Nature Books is a carefully curated imprint working with leading researchers to develop aut ...

Applied microbiology is a scientific discipline that deals with the application of microorganisms and the knowledge about them. Applications include biotechnology, agriculture, medicine, food ...

The cover captures an aerial gathering of Natal long-fingered bats (Miniopterus natalensis). Bats are extraordinary creatures — they are the only mammal capable of powered flight, have remarkable ...