Flu is rising rapidly across the U.S., driven by a new variant of the virus. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention ...

Long considered irreversible, Alzheimer’s is being reexamined after a new animal study focused on the brain’s energy system.

Study finds processed foods may trick bodies into thinking it's summer. Scientists found a hidden seasonal timer that reads ...

Three start-ups are aiming to create gene-edited babies. Columnist Michael Le Page has no doubt that editing our offspring ...

A clear explanation of what Bitcoin is, how it works, and why its decentralized design and fixed supply matter.

When Marc and Cristina Easton’s son was diagnosed with autism at 20 months, the Baltimore couple left the doctor’s appointment in confusion. Their toddler – who was very social – did not resemble the ...

Artificial intelligence has just redrawn the map of our genome’s control room, revealing hundreds of thousands of tiny DNA ...

In a decades-long effort, researchers have discovered how to tweak the molecular pathways that turn heart muscle motors up or ...

The viral disease primarily affects foals younger than six months of age, but the basic biology of rotavirus makes control a ...

Last year’s flu season was the roughest in nearly a decade. “We generally don’t have two bad flu seasons back to back,” said ...

Rifampicin, the main treatment for TB, is losing ground against drug-resistant bacteria and dormant infections, underscoring the need for smarter combination strategies. Pairing rifampicin with the ...