Health

Penn State researchers have developed a microscopic “invisibility cloak” that may allow transplanted insulin-producing cells to function inside the body...

Ribosomes, the molecular machines that translate genetic information into proteins, face an unexpected obstacle when they build proteins embedded in...

A digital health application designed to address the often overlooked emotional and psychosocial consequences of multiple sclerosis has shown significant...

Coffee consumption may be associated with a healthier pattern of body fat, muscle mass and metabolic regulation, according to a...

A large international study has found that established blood-based markers of Alzheimer’s disease can also detect biological signals associated with...

A new cross-sectional study in JAMA Network Open is examining how exposure to Agent Orange and open-air burn pits may...

A new analysis of prostate cancer care in the United States suggests that focal therapy—an approach designed to destroy only...

Traumatic brain injury is taking a far heavier toll in Pakistan than hospital statistics alone suggest. Two new studies led...

A public-health message that once seemed too simple to question—“always finish your antibiotics”—is colliding with a more complicated reality. New...

Only 13 low- and middle-income countries provide smokers with the full package of care recommended to help them quit, according...

Pregnancy may soon become an unexpected gateway to better dental care. New research from New York University and NYC Health...

A New Chemical Shortcut Could Make One of Nature’s Most Powerful Hydrogen Enzymes Easier to Build Hydrogen-producing enzymes known as...

Researchers at Baylor College of Medicine and Texas Children’s Hospital have identified a microbiota-derived metabolite that may help repair one...

A new case series examining infants born at just 21 weeks of gestation is intensifying one of neonatology’s most difficult...

Depression care in the US Department of Veterans Affairs health system appears to be moving in an unexpected direction. A...

A genetic variant best known for damaging the liver and lungs may also influence how long pregnancy lasts, according to...

A symptom long regarded as one of Parkinson’s disease’s most visible and disruptive signatures may carry an unexpected message about...

Artificial intelligence is entering a new phase in health care—not primarily as a tool for discovering experimental drugs or generating...

Malaria researchers are turning attention to one of the most difficult stages of the disease cycle to control: the brief...

Colorectal cancer may be using a molecular disguise to slip past one of the immune system’s most aggressive patrols. A...