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One in five patients in the UK hospital system uses alcohol harmfully, and one in ten is alcohol dependent, according to a new review of evidence from the UK.

Medications that target tumor necrosis factor alpha (TNFα), a protein involved in inflammation, have revolutionized the management of certain autoimmune diseases, but paradoxically, these agents might provoke the development of other autoimmune conditions.

Treatment for individuals who experience psychosis, such as hallucinations and delusions as a result of a psychiatric illness, can be targeted to a specific structural mutation, according to a new study.

Predicting the properties of a quantum system is enormously complex, but significant progress has been made thanks to a new computational method that simulates quantum systems with neural networks.

In a major collaborative effort, researchers have for the first time eliminated replication-competent HIV-1 DNA - the virus responsible for AIDS - from the genomes of living animals.

Scientists have now discovered that mice on an intermittent fasting regimen exhibited lower pancreatic fat. The team showed the mechanism by which pancreatic fat could contribute to the development of Type 2 diabetes.

When forecasting weather, meteorologists find it nearly impossible to monitor all storm formations in real time. Now, a computer model can help forecasters recognize potential severe storms more quickly and accurately, thanks to a kind of artificial intelligence – that detects rotational movements in clouds from satellite images that might have otherwise gone unnoticed.

Based on a 2017 rate of vaccination against HPV among a group of California 20-year-olds, researchers estimate that the group is at risk for an excess of 1,352 cases of cancer that could be prevented with a 99.5% vaccination rate.

By targeting an unusual offshoot of worm metabolism, researchers seek to fight a major global health problem.

A new technique lets researchers make thousands of nanowires, capable of recording intracellular signals, at the same time