Scientists have finally solved a nearly 30-year-old mystery surrounding two unusual molecules found in rye pollen that once showed an intriguing ability to help animals fight tumors. By determining ...

Alzheimer’s isn’t just one problem—it’s a tangled mix of biology, aging, and overall health. That’s why drugs targeting a single factor have fallen short, even as new treatments show modest benefits.

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The human-made cells show many hallmarks of life, but they can't make all their necessary internal structures or divide for ...

This new group, which is led by Harvard professor Avi Loeb, aims to advise the Trump administration and the U.S. intelligence ...

This cell-like structure can grow, feed, divide and compete. Researchers ponder what it means for the future of synthetic ...

If formalized, the rule would make political priorities the prime determinant of what science gets funded and sideline the ...

From why it was created to whether it’s alive, here’s what to know about SpudCell, the latest advance in synthetic biology.

Last month, two different Uber drivers told the science-communication researcher that they thought trust in science was low in their countries. Have people stopped trusting science? The data tell a ...

The American Academy of Sleep Medicine reports that about 40% of adult men are habitual snorers, while adult women habitually snore at just over half that rate — about 24%. A 2022 review article in ...

That's how science moves forward. For example, Wes Raup-Konsavage, assistant professor of Neuroscience and Experimental Therapeutics at Penn State College of Medicine, and I collaborate with Josh ...

A 21-year-old college student has come forward to claim responsibility for burning a cross in a popular Chicago park last week, but denied he was making a racist statement despite city leaders ...