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People with pockets of fat hidden inside their muscles are at a higher risk of dying or being hospitalized from a heart attack or heart failure, regardless of their body mass index, according to new research.

New insights into fibrolamellar hepatocellular carcinoma could lead to new drugs and significantly improved health outcomes.

A new discovery into the regulation of DNA and RNA epigenetics could lead to cancer treatment advances.

Hybrid grouper fish released into Hong Kong's waters in religious rituals are becoming dominant predators.

More than 500 European patients with unknown conditions have received a diagnosis through new genetic research.

Researchers found boron-doped diamonds exhibit plasmons, enhancing electric field control on the nanoscale. This discovery unlocks new possibilities for biosensors, quantum devices and solar cells.

Molecular editing could transform waste plastic upcycling to produce new macromolecules.

Scientists at UMass Amherst and Ernest Pharmaceuticals developed BacID, a bacterial cancer therapy activated by aspirin. This targeted approach delivers drugs directly into tumors, sparing healthy tissue and improving safety.

Washington University researchers found that sickle cell disease causes brains to appear 14 years older than their actual age, even without stroke. Economic deprivation also accelerates brain aging by seven years in healthy individuals.

A new study reveals that bacterial cells growing in a solution of polymers, like mucus, form long cables that act like a "living Jell-o".