New ALS drug enters human trials after reversing a key protein in animals and could change the future of treatment.

India's Praj Industries has established a new precision fermentation lab in Pune and signed an MoU with the government to ...

Roughly 200 million people worldwide live with age-related macular degeneration, a condition that erodes central vision and, ...

A new stem cell method produces more functional insulin-secreting cells that can restore blood sugar control in diabetic mice. Credit: Shutterstock An improved stem cell method produces functional ...

The influenza D virus that researchers say has been flying under the radar since its detection in animals in 2011 can vigorously make copies of itself in human cells and lung tissue samples, a new ...

Gene editing has emerged as a powerful approach for targeting the genetic causes of disease, but getting the editing ...

As far as research subjects go, it's not always easy to find common ground with a single-celled bacterium. Yet the more Paul ...

A new set of drugs exploit a recently revealed weakness in "zombie-like"—or senescent—cells that could lead to new treatments ...

The identification of a receptor that is recognized by a subset of alphacoronaviruses provides insights into ‘spillover’ risk ...

Cyanobacteria—ancient microbes that oxygenated Earth and made complex life possible—are still revealing surprises billions of ...

Webs of star-shaped cells called astrocytes connect distant parts of the brain, allowing long-distance exchange of molecules.