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According to research, disruption of the gut microbiome can lead to the reprogramming of mast cells in breast tissue to facilitate the spread of cancer.

Nanoengineers have developed microrobots that can swim around the lungs, deliver medication and treat life-threatening cases of bacterial pneumonia in mice.

It may be the most baffling quirk of COVID: What manifests as minor, flu-like symptoms in some individuals spirals into severe disease, disability, or even death in others. A new paper published in Nature may explain the genetic underpinnings of this dichotomy.

Researchers have been able to identify promising drug candidates with up to 97% accuracy using an AI-based technique that models drug and target protein interactions.

Biologists have unveiled new insights into the evolutionary steps brown algae took to make their novel pigments.

Minipigs with a mutation to the SORL1 gene that is associated with Alzheimer's could provide new research insights into treatments for the disease that are effective in the early stages.

A group of researchers has used 4D ultrasound imaging to gather the first direct evidence that fetuses react in different ways to various tastes and smells from foods eaten by their mother.

Moffitt Cancer Center has conducted the first prospective study to investigate genomic biomarkers associated with aggressive disease in African American men with prostate cancer.

A previously unknown barrier separates the bloodstream from the smell-sensing cells in mice, likely as a mechanism of protecting the brain, but may hinder the effectiveness of vaccines.

Consistently losing an hour and a half of sleep a night can negatively affect immune cells, potentially increasing the risk of inflammatory disorders and cardiovascular disease.