Medicine & Health

Plastic Is Inside Us. Now It Is in Our Brains. Microplastics, fragments smaller than 5 millimetres, have been found in…

A Virus Scientists Have Watched for Decades H5N1 avian influenza has circled the globe since the late 1990s, killing hundreds…

From Prediction to Prescription When DeepMind released AlphaFold 2 in 2021, it solved a 50-year-old problem in biology: predicting a…

Researchers have identified TMEM175 as a crucial ion channel regulating lysosomal acidity. When faulty, it contributes to Parkinson's disease through alpha-synuclein accumulation, offering a new target for disease-modifying treatments.

A New Chapter in Organ Transplantation For decades, the gap between patients needing organs and available donors has widened. In…

Scientists at Great Ormond Street Hospital and UCL have successfully created the first functional lab-grown oesophagus using patient cells, eliminating the need for immunosuppressive drugs in transplants.

How does your gut influence your brain? Explore the gut-brain axis, the role of microbiome in mental health, and emerging research on this fascinating connection.

New hope for Alzheimer's: explore the latest research breakthroughs, from amyloid-targeting drugs to early detection biomarkers and prevention strategies.

Your environment can change gene expression without altering DNA. Explore epigenetics — how diet, stress, and toxins leave molecular marks on your genome.

Why do we sleep? Explore the neuroscience of sleep, circadian rhythms, dream science, and how sleep deprivation affects your brain and overall health.