A new study links defective epithelial barriers to a rise in almost two billion allergic, autoimmune, neurodegenerative, and psychiatric diseases.

Study suggests this process for eliminating unneeded cells may also protect against cancer.

Medical research to benefit people is first conducted in animals. Creating a new biomedical model by inserting human immune cells into pigs may lead to new insights and treatments.

Adaptable neurons are tied to learning and memory but also to neurological disorders. By studying fruit flies, researchers found a mechanism that controls neuroplasticity.

A Harvard study has confirmed that stress can lead to hair loss.

An organ-on-a-chip device could offer a more personalized treatment for sickle cell disease, which affects 70,000 to 100,000 Americans.

If you've already had the coronavirus and recovered, you might be tempted to give the vaccine a pass. A scientist explains why the shot offers the best protection against future infection.

Nanodiamonds aren't just cellular bling: they could be used to better understand the development of cancer in our cells.

Nanodiamonds aren't just cellular bling: they could be used to better understand the development of cancer in our cells.

Next, researchers want to grow the tear glands of a crocodile – seriously.