Texas Tech researchers are beginning to understand how antibiotic-resistant bacteria travel aerially.

A Rutgers historian’s study of the Black Death also sheds light on threats such as climate change.

Scientists have identified a gene that helps regulate how well nerves of the central nervous system are insulated, researchers at Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis report.

University of Saskatchewan researchers will share a total of $844,000 from the Canada Foundation for Innovation (CFI) for wide-ranging projects that will explore potential health benefits of using pulse crops in pet and fish feeds, energy-efficient technology for removing water from biofuels, catalysts to clean up air and water, and genetic and environmental factors underlying diseases such as cancer and osteoarthritis.

Tomorrow’s doctors could use this technology to obtain a super-clear picture of patients’ organs and tissues.

University of Utah biologists say the discovery may help reveal secrets of insulin function and energy metabolism in people.

A new study by Dana-Farber Cancer Institute investigators demonstrates that vitamin D can protect some people with colorectal cancer by perking up the immune system’s vigilance against tumor cells.

Researchers at Duke University report the first lab-grown, contracting human muscle, which could revolutionize drug discovery and personalized medicine.

Cataract is one of the most common eye diseases, becoming more prevalent as people age. Over half of adults in the United States develop cataracts before age 80 and more than six million have undergone surgery to prevent vision loss caused by the clouding of the eye lens.* 

New Florida State University research shows just 1 cup daily could reduce blood pressure, heart risk.

Research on whipworms has implications for human health and animal conservation.

Latest report from the Lasker/IRRF Initiative for Innovation in Vision Science published in TVST.