Running extreme distances may strain more than just muscles and joints. New research suggests ultramarathons can alter red blood cells in ways that make them less flexible and more prone to breakdown, ...

Breathing polluted air may do more than harm your lungs — it could also increase your risk of Alzheimer’s disease. In a ...

A major breakthrough could help save the world’s bananas from a devastating disease. Scientists have discovered the exact ...

A groundbreaking clinical trial is testing whether specially engineered stem cells can help the brain restore its own dopamine production in people with Parkinson’s disease. Because the condition is ...

For decades, scientists have believed that complex life began when two very different microbes joined forces, eventually ...

Myopia is skyrocketing around the world, often blamed on endless screen time — but new research suggests the real culprit may ...

That viral claim that your frontal lobe “isn’t fully developed until 25” turns out to be more myth than milestone. Early ...

A major new study has spotlighted three familiar medicines that could take on an unexpected new role in the fight against ...

Oxford researchers have found a way to visualize one of the most hidden — yet critical — components inside lithium-ion ...

Researchers have identified two brain receptors that help the brain clear away amyloid beta, a hallmark of Alzheimer’s ...

Antibiotic resistance is racing toward a global crisis, with “superbugs” projected to cause over 10 million deaths annually ...

Scientists have developed a powerful new way to forecast where some of the world’s most dangerous scorpions are likely to be ...