With a cardboard box, a light source, and some filters, roadside clinics can accurately test for tuberculosis.

Canines that chase away seagulls have been helping to reduce the amount of bird droppings, which can carry disease and lead to beach closures.

Sleep-wake cycles affect how well our bodies fight disease.

Hurricane Isaac’s winds made the Mississippi River reverse for 24 hours this week.

Are states with less rigorous rules about which children can claim an exception from vaccination in kindergarten putting communities at higher risk of childhood disease?

Results from a Phase II trial for cardiovascular disease with an epigenetic target therapy show promise.

Researchers consider the recent reappearance of West Nile virus in Texas and the efforts to control it.

Research suggesting that antibiotics given to young children may increase obesity spurs scientific debate

The sea ice in the Arctic is expected to hit a record low by the end of the month.

Used ground coffee and other café food waste could one day be converted into plastics, detergents and other products.

Mice with inflammatory bowel disease harbor gut bacteria that damage host DNA, predisposing mice to cancer.

Patent expirations of one HIV drugs will make the disease cheaper—but also more cumbersome—to treat.