Chronic diabetic wounds may fail to heal because immune cells remain locked in damaging inflammatory states instead of transitioning toward tissue repair. Researchers are exploring treatments that rep...

Stem cell transplants helped regenerate stroke-damaged brain tissue in mice, producing new neurons and restoring lost motor function. The treatment also improved blood vessels, inflammation, and the b...

Researchers analyzing data from more than 1.9 million people found that ADHD is associated with substantially higher rates of digestive problems. People with ADHD had nearly double the odds of constip...

New research shows turbulent flushes create toilet-generated aerosols that can transmit legionella, influenza and norovirus

Surrey and Roehampton researchers found gut bacteria linked to key brain chemicals GABA and glutamate in a new human study. Discover more.

Research suggests around half of all women in the menopausal transition years experience symptoms, like red, watery or gritty-feeling eyes. Hormonal shifts play a role, as do a lot of other factors.

Doctors who spoke to the Star say they’re frustrated by a system preventing them from delivering the care patients need.

Famous for the 1963 exposé in which she worked as a Playboy Bunny, her books and journalism took on many varieties of discrimination

A commonly used systemic antifungal medication may help reduce symptoms in a subset of patients with inflammatory bowel disease.

A single metal leg band has tracked one albatross across seven decades of ocean and loneliness, rewriting what we thought possible about a wild animal's span.

A recent study found that many women treated for recurrent UTIs didn't have UTIs at all. Instead, their symptoms were caused by hormonally driven inflammation and pelvic floor dysfunction.

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Scientists are getting a step closer to understanding exactly how autism develops in the brain – and what might work to treat it.

A parasite living in your brain may be subtly reshaping your personality, making you bolder, riskier, and less cautious than you'd otherwise be.

Winter 2026/2027 forecasts show a strong Super El Niño pattern across the United States and Canada, with snowfall and Polar Vortex signals also emerging

Researchers say benefits of two-dose Shingrix vaccine could be comparable to taking daily blood pressure medication

The glymphatic system is a recently discovered brain waste clearance system that is mostly active during sleep and disengaged during wakefulness. Impaired gl...

Sometimes it seems like there's no end to the catastrophic dangers we face as a species.

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Hidden code allegedly gathers detailed device data.

Common medications may reshape the gut microbiome long after the last dose is taken. In a study of more than 2,500 people, researchers found lasting microbial changes linked not only to antibiotics, b...

After repairs to Hirosaki Castle in Aomori prefecture, officials employed a technique known as hikiya to move the structure more than two metres

A decades-old compound may point to a new way of treating obesity by making the body burn more energy rather than simply reducing appetite. In mice, TOFA increased energy use by as much as 18%, reduce...

Everett — a 16-month-old who was born deaf — is the first patient at Boston Children’s Hospital to receive FDA-approved gene therapy for hearing loss.

The tidal turbine sits on a gravity base, held by its own weight rather than by piles driven into rock. Nothing is hammered in and nothing is anchored,

The hospice gives volunteer-made, pocket-sized fabric hearts to visitors experiencing grief or a difficult time. But now, the hospice says its supply is running low.

Rachel Reid says when she heard five libraries in Nova Scotia’s Annapolis Valley were set to permanently close their doors, she wanted to help as much as she could.

An experimental Alzheimer’s compound prevented damaging protein clumps from forming in the brains of mice, helping nerve cells survive longer and reducing amyloid buildup. The treatment also appeared ...

Development comes after Anthropic was found to have spent millions on books to scan for ‘data acquisition’

A German startup mounted 63-foot wooden wind turbine blades in 2024, proved they outperform fiberglass, cost 20% less, and fully biodegrade — solving a gr

Chemists have developed a catalyst that breaks a long-standing rule governing which molecules receive electrons during chemical reactions. By releasing electrons directly into solution, the technique ...

“When you start getting that personal connection, you realize you’re a guest in their house,” says chef Craig Bowerson.

Low arginine levels may allow cancer cells and viruses to slip past the immune system by reducing production of a crucial cellular warning protein. In mice, arginine-rich diets led to fewer colon tumo...

Claire (Biwei) Zhang was arrested in Belgium for espionage on suspicion of spying for China

The Lord Fin & Feather has had many locations in its time. Its longtime kiosk on the Sydney waterfront closed in the fall, but a new iteration opened on George Street in Sydney, N.S., last month.

The Alpha Capricornid and Southern Delta Aquariid meteor showers will peak on Thursday night into Friday morning. Here’s how you can see them.

Results from Johns Hopkins show a synthetic peptide vaccine was safe and activated mutant-KRAS-specific T cells in 90 percent of participants, offering an early signal that cancer interception may be ...

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Scientists are increasingly focused on the thymus, an immune gland that naturally becomes less active with age.