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Lung cancer remains the world’s leading cause of cancer-related death, yet even when a tumor is detected early enough for surgery, removing it completely can...

A handbag grown from fungus could offer a new route beyond both animal leather and petroleum-based vegan alternatives. Researchers in Finland have developed a mycelium-based...

UMass Chan and JMIR Publications Launch Open Access Partnership to Remove Publishing Fees for Digital Health Researchers A new publishing agreement between JMIR Publications and...

After ovulation, an egg begins a carefully timed journey through the oviduct, also known as the Fallopian tube, toward the uterus. Fertilization normally takes place...

A blood test linked to one of Alzheimer’s disease’s most closely watched molecular signals is moving into a population rarely represented in biomarker research. A...

China’s photovoltaic industry may hold one of the most consequential timing decisions in the global energy transition: when, exactly, should solar manufacturers intensify their own...

Cancer does not merely grow around immune cells; it continually rewires them. A review by J. Noh, J. Lee, C. You and colleagues examines how...

Bacteria are engaged in a perpetual molecular arms race with bacteriophages, the viruses that infect them. Phages inject genetic material into bacterial cells and redirect...

A molecular handshake between a neuronal adhesion protein and a cell-surface receptor may help explain why some brain tumors behave less like isolated masses and...

Malaria research has long focused on the parasite’s ability to invade red blood cells, evade immune defenses and alter the biology of its human host....

The rapid expansion of data centers across the United States is creating an urgent demand for reliable, efficient electricity. Facilities that run artificial intelligence systems,...

A fertilizer made from marine purple bacteria is drawing attention as a possible way to make vegetable production more efficient while reducing agriculture’s climate footprint....

Parkinson’s disease is often introduced through its most visible symptom: tremor. Yet for many patients, the condition is far more expansive, affecting sleep, mood, cognition,...

Mycoviruses—viruses that infect fungi—are emerging as important regulators of fungal chemistry, according to research by Favaretto, Varotto, Kondo and colleagues published in npj Viruses. Rather...

Robot-assisted surgery is often portrayed as the ultimate expression of precision medicine: a surgeon seated at a console, controlling miniature instruments that move through tiny...