Sep 2019
A majority of patients with the condition had microbes churning out ethanol, researchers find
Alcohol-producing bacteria could cause liver disease in some people
Jul 2021
DNA analysis shows it emerged 7,100 years ago and was less virulent than the Black Death strain
Ancient human bones reveal the oldest known strain of the plague
Dec 2019
Archaeological evidence suggests a sixth century epidemic didn’t radically change European history
An ancient outbreak of bubonic plague may have been exaggerated
Jan 2024
Just 21 of more than 400 teeth had fractures, suggesting early primates had soft-food diets
Ancient primates' unchipped teeth hint that they ate mostly fruit
Sep 2020
New results hint that the proteins can reduce hospitalizations or need for ventilation
Antibodies made in the lab show some promise for treating COVID-19
Jun 2019
Newly discovered mechanisms that drive metastasis could be thwarted by existing drugs
Antioxidants may encourage the spread of lung cancer rather than prevent it
Mar 2021
Reports of blood clots in people who received the shot had raised concerns
AstraZeneca's COVID-19 vaccine isn't tied to blood clots, experts say
Sep 2023
Immune cells in the skull may sense and influence brain inflammation
Bone marrow in the skull could be used to monitor Alzheimer's, MS and more
Jul 2019
People with Lou Gehrig's disease appear to have a dearth of the microbes
Boosting a gut bacterium helps mice fight an ALS-like disease
Jun 2023
Astronaut brains need time to recover before they can adapt to microgravity again
Brain cavities that swell in space may need at least 3 years to recover