Children with allergies have a lower risk of developing complicated appendicitis, according to a new study

New technique enables creation of a full developmental lineage record for cells in vivo

Over the last decade, it's become clearer than ever that bacteria in the human gut—collectively termed the microbiome—play a key role in health and disease

Measuring hand grip can help identify youths who could benefit from lifestyle changes to improve health, Baylor researcher says

New archaeological research has found that Homo erectus, an extinct species of primitive humans, went extinct in part because they were "lazy"

The same way that yeast yields beer and bread can help hospital lab workers better track their daily radiation exposure

New research led by glaciologists and isotope geochemists from the University of Bristol has found that melting ice sheets provide the surrounding oceans with the essential nutrient silica

Research shows that "flexible work boundaries" often turn into "work without boundaries"

With a new method, surgeons would remove a tumor, then implant microparticles that attack the remaining cancer cells

A study identifies an unusually lengthy array of tandem repeats found only within the human version of a gene governing calcium transport in the brain

Blue light from digital devices and the sun transforms vital molecules in the eye's retina into cell killers

For the first time, researchers have determined that Kawasaki Disease can be accurately diagnosed on the basis of the pattern of host gene expression in whole blood