Scientists May Have Solved a Long-Standing Melanoma Treatment Mystery

With cancer treatment, when a drug is given may matter almost as much as which drug…

Popular Fertility Drug May Raise Miscarriage Risk Without Improving Live Birth Odds

A widely used fertility drug may carry a hidden tradeoff: as treatment adds up, the risks…

This Flesh-Eating Fly Is Back in the U.S. – Scientists Are Tracking Where It Could Strike Next

A wound no bigger than a tick bite can be enough for New World screwworm to…

Cancer Stem Cells Have an “Energy Addiction” – and Scientists Found a Way To Exploit It

High-risk MDS stem cells may have a dangerous weakness hidden inside their own metabolism: an “energy…

Scientists Say This Simple Habit Could Lead to a Happier Marriage

A simple walk together could help couples communicate better, feel closer, and handle disagreements more effectively.…

This Simple Measurement Could Expose a Hidden Diabetes Risk (And It’s Not Your Waistline)

A new screening method uses an unexpected body measurement to estimate diabetes risk without a blood…

New Research Challenges Common Exercise Advice for Bone Health

Bone formation markers responded most strongly to intense activities involving explosive movement and rapid changes of…

Cancer Cells Use a Sugar Shield To Hide From the Immune System

A study finds that nearby conditions and nutrients influence how cancer cells evade immune cells and…

Avoiding These 3 Health Risks in Midlife Linked to 13 More Years Without Dementia

Avoiding high blood pressure, diabetes, and smoking in midlife was associated with substantially more years lived…

A “Double Punch” Nanoparticle Could Reveal and Destroy Brain Cancer Cells

Light-activated nanoparticles could help surgeons see glioblastoma more clearly and destroy cancer cells that remain after…

Popular GLP-1 Weight-Loss Drugs Linked to 30% Lower Breast Cancer Risk

New research suggests GLP-1 medications may be associated with a lower likelihood of developing breast cancer.…

A Deadly Fungus Has Found the Perfect Hiding Place: Human Hair Follicles

UCSF researchers are beginning to uncover how Candida auris, a skin fungus, threatens the most vulnerable…