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A new long-term study of population-level data shows that when it comes to health, pretty much everyone could make improvements, plus the relationship between risk factors and mortality changes over time, sometimes in surprising ways.

Scientists at Rockefeller University have made multiple discoveries that open new paths for the early prediction of disease trajectories and treatment of Parkinson’s.

Hepatitis C was discovered in 1989 and is one of the most studied viruses on the planet. Yet for decades, how it manages to evade the human immune system and spread through the body has been a riddle.

According to research, supplying glutamine directly to tumors could help to initiate the immune system’s cancer-killing activity.

Only a fraction of the sun's energy is actually being utilized in photosynthesis. Now, researchers have discovered that the outer envelope membrane of chloroplasts could play a key role in optimizing the efficiency of this process.

Researchers have shown that pancreatic β-cell glutaminase 2 regulates glucose metabolism under the condition of hyperglycemia.

The comprehensive screening platform and cellular interrogation tool has the potential to facilitate novel drug discovery targeting a slew of human diseases.

Researchers have determined a person’s biological sex can be confirmed by their hand odor with extreme accuracy, which could assist in forensic investigations when other biometric indicators, such as DNA and fingerprints, are limited or non-existent.

Scientists have discovered that the T cells of the immune system are especially sensitive to genetic disturbances within their mitochondrial power plants.

Distinct, though neighboring, areas of the brain are activated when processing music and language, with specific sub-regions engaged for simple melodies versus complex melodies, and for simple versus complex sentences.