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A pair of new studies finds that analyzing material from a Pap smear can reveal tumor risk in distant parts of the body, potentially allowing early interventions.

A study identifies a gene that appears to be partially responsible for the health effects of a limited diet.

Overbearing restrictions on research into toxins and pathogens such as SARS-CoV-2 could undermine public health and security in the long run.

A study shows “sonogenetics” could be a useful new tool in neuroscience and other fields.

New research reveals where the virus was hiding and hints at how to truly purge it from the body.

The dual purposes of the plants’ hidden colors may conflict as the climate warms, authors of a new study suggest.

Multiple clinical trial participants who have severe spinal injuries were able to stand, walk, and perform specific activities after just one day of using an implant surgically embedded in their spines.

More than a dozen current and former members of the White House Office of Science and Technology Policy have shared details of alleged mistreatment, prompting President Biden’s top scientist to issue a formal apology.

The practice, which hasn’t been previously observed among nonhuman animals, may be a display of empathy. 

Mechanical signals point mesenchymal stem cells down a particular differentiation path, but not all cells follow the lead.

How stem cells in human teeth respond to different environmental conditions offers clues for regenerative medicine.

Personalized stem cells improved motor symptoms and depression signs in monkeys modeling Parkinson’s disease, paving the way for trials in human patients.