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Teenager Lauren Bendesky turned her cancer diagnosis on its head, using herself as a research subject to test potential therapies.

A detailed structure of the pathogen highlights its similarities to—and one major difference from—other flaviviruses. 

The company’s finger-prick tests yield cholesterol levels notably lower than results of traditional blood draw tests from two other large companies, according to a study.

DNA released from dying fat cells stimulates inflammation within murine fat tissue. 

Scientists build a living cellular organism with a genome smaller than any known in nature.

Researchers report evidence of past Middle East respiratory syndrome coronavirus infection in two people in the country.

At first blush, do-it-yourself clinical trials seem pointless and reckless. But a deeper truth pervades the research and the patients who drive it forward.

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The maternal gut microbiome guides neo- and postnatal immune system development, a mouse study shows. 

Disease risk can be transmitted epigenetically via egg and sperm cells, a mouse study shows.

The transcriptional regulator dampens the immune system’s ability to elicit an antitumor response, a study shows.

Scientists discover compounds that restore antibiotic efficacy against drug-resistant superbugs.