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A novel hydrogel therapy could be a first line of defense against viruses and other biological threats.

What if there was plastic-like material that could absorb excess nutrients from water and be used as a fertilizer when it decomposes?

FDA approves immunotherapy drug combo for non-muscle invasive bladder cancer after UCLA-led research shows improved outcomes for patients.

Commonly referred to as “magic mushrooms,” psilocybin is a promising alternative treatment for people with medication-resistant depression and anxiety.

In Applied Physics Letters, by AIP Publishing, researchers used laser treatments to transform ordinary cork into a powerful tool for treating oil spills.

A rapidly spreading virus is jeopardizing the global supply of chocolate, but vaccinating cocoa trees could help prevent the spread of the virus.

Lipid metabolism is altered in Alzheimer's disease, and a new imaging technology has shown how and revealed a new strategy to target disrupted lipid metabolism with new and existing drugs.

Exposure to higher levels of light can help people feel more awake and increase cognitive performance, probably by influencing activity in the hypothalamus.

Research has found that therapeutic phages can be detected by epithelial cells of the human respiratory tract and elicit an immune response. These findings suggest that human–host interactions should be a key factor when designing phage therapies.

Methanol can be synthesised from carbon dioxide and water using renewable energy. When this green methanol is metabolised by specialised bacteria, a variety of chemical substances can be biotechnologically produced.