If confirmed by the US Senate, Jim O'Neill would be the first non-scientist or engineer to lead the agency, a big funder of ...

An innovative approach supercharges the innate immune system to provide a first line of defence against respiratory infections.

The Alzheimer’s ‘clock’ could make it easier to treat the disease early, before memory problems appear. A simple blood test might one day serve as a molecular ‘clock’ that predicts not only whether ...

Isomorphic Lab’s proprietary drug-discovery model is a major advance, but scientists developing open-source tools are left guessing how to achieve similar results.

Most research on autism focuses on younger people, but some studies suggest older adults face increased risks — and perhaps ...

Researchers use mini plasma explosions to encode the equivalent of two million books into a coaster-sized device. The method ...

A virus that is big enough to be seen under an ordinary light microscope co-opts its host’s systems with the help of ...

Microsoft unveils a laser-modified glass that could store huge amounts of data for millennia — plus, a trial of mRNA vaccines ...

In an experimental trial, a personalized mRNA vaccine was tested in 14 individuals with an aggressive form of breast cancer. It trained immune cells to target cancer-specific mutant proteins, inducing ...

For more than 70 years, physicians seeking to diagnose mental-health conditions have turned to the ‘bible for psychiatry’ — ...

Chinese research organizations can no longer take part in most of the research grants funded by Horizon Europe, the European ...

The world needs non-fossil sources of carbon. It’s a no-brainer for nations working towards this goal to join forces.