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Research offers evidence that humans - and the rest of life on earth - may have been able to form with the right combination of star dust and radiation.

The first chemical analysis of plastic collected from beaches around Lake Geneva detected cadmium, mercury and lead — sometimes in very high concentrations that exceed the maximum permitted under EU law. The abundance of toxic chemicals that are now restricted or banned in plastic production reflects how old the plastic litter could be. The study indicates that like oceans, freshwater habitats are also affected by plastic pollution.

A “cocktail” of monoclonal antibodies that can prevent Zika virus (ZIKV) infection in primates was not effective for treatment of fetuses, according to a new collaborative study led by a University of Miami Miller School of Medicine research team.

Scientists at Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory (CSHL) have identified a therapeutic RNA molecule that corrects the error in genetic processing that leads to familial dysautonomia, a rare inherited neurodegenerative disorder.

A compound derived from immune cells that suppresses the inflammatory pathway, treats psoriasis in mice and holds promise for other autoimmune diseases, according to a new study.

The breast cancer drug lapatinib which is designed to shrink tumours can sometimes cause them to grow in the lab, according to a new study published in eLife. By understanding the molecular basis of this phenomenon, scientists hope that their findings will lead to safer treatment decision-making and drug design in the future.

Jmîchaeĺe Keller, CEO and Chairman of the Board of Steep Hill has announced that the company will expand into Mexico and six new European Union markets.

Optogenetics allows manipulation of cells using light, usually in concert with genetic modification of the cells to make them light-sensitive. Now, tiny silicon implants could remove the need for any genetic modification at all.

Leaf Detective is located in the Emerald Triangle region, the largest cannabis-producing region in the United States.

Automated breast-density evaluation was just as accurate in predicting women’s risk of breast cancer, found and not found by mammography, as subjective evaluation done by radiologists, in a study led by researchers at UC San Francisco and Mayo Clinic.