Israeli researchers have developed a new vaccine that is “100% effective” against bacteria that is deadly to humans.

A large Danish study found that common infections during pregnancy, such as pneumonia and urinary tract infections, do not ...

Scientists have sequenced the complete genome of a roundworm used extensively in biological research, opening a new pathway for synthetic biologists ...

Researchers identified key genes in Streptomyces cinnamonensis to enhance monensin production, a widely used antibiotic. By ...

A lot of food that we eat currently is filled with sugar and processed. While we all know it affects our health and wellness in different ways, one of which could influence early puberty in children.

Sugar, aspartame (Equal), sucralose (Splenda) and glycyrrhizin (licorice root) are all significantly associated with a higher risk of early puberty, particularly in genetically predisposed children, ...

A vaccine protects more than 100 million infants each year from severe tuberculosis (TB), including the fatal brain swelling ...

The era of bio-digital convergence is upon us two decades after it was first predicted, and the merging of biology and ...

Ancient DNA from prehistoric bones reveals a 37,000-year timeline of human infections, tracing our long struggle with disease.

For decades, the dream of fixing harmful mutations in mitochondrial DNA felt out of reach. Scientists have long known these ...

Screen-centric lifestyles may be influencing human evolution through impacts on cognition, sleep, reproduction, and the microbiome, reshaping natural selection.

A groundbreaking study in the journal Science, has unveiled how deep ocean currents—known as global overturning ...