For decades, scientists have puzzled over why smoking makes Crohn’s disease worse but seems to protect people from ulcerative ...

Despite strong evidence that salt substitutes can safely lower sodium intake and reduce high blood pressure, very few ...

Alcohol-associated liver disease is becoming a massive health and economic burden, but researchers at UC San Diego may have ...

Astronomers have long relied on supercomputers to simulate the immense structure of the Universe, but a new tool called ...

Egg-eating worms living on Chesapeake Bay blue crabs may hold the key to smarter fishery management. Once thought to be a threat, these parasites actually serve as natural biomarkers that reveal when ...

From the wreck of the royal Danish-Norwegian flagship Gribshunden, archaeologists have uncovered a rare glimpse into the naval power of the late Middle Ages. This warship, lost in 1495, carried an ...

Microplastics have been detected in human blood, brain tissue, and even bones, where they may weaken skeletal structure and ...

Mayo Clinic scientists uncovered how excessive drinking triggers fatty liver disease by disrupting the enzyme VCP, which normally prevents harmful protein buildup on fat droplets in the liver. Alcohol ...

Scientists at Rutgers and collaborators have traced the invisible dark matter scaffolding of the universe using over 100,000 ...

Plastic particles from everyday items like Styrofoam cups and take-out containers are finding their way into the brain, where ...

A sweeping investigation has revealed widespread fraud in mathematics publishing, where commercial metrics and rankings have ...

A team from the University of Illinois has uncovered surprising evolutionary links between the genetic code and tiny protein ...