In a striking example of rapid adaptation, the physical form of urban rodents has changed to better suit the hustle and bustle of urban life. Earlier this year, scientists at the Field Museum in ...

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A potential cure for type 1 diabetes has been identified by scientists in a new mouse study. In an animal study, researchers at Stanford School of Medicine discovered that resetting the immune system ...

Will a human ever celebrate a 150th birthday? You bet, says Stephen Austad, a biology of ageing researcher at the University of Alabama at Birmingham. Austad is so sure that life expectancy is poised ...

Serious damage to short-term kidney function—known as acute kidney injury, or AKI—can be fatal and also increase the risk of irreversible chronic kidney disease. It can be triggered by stressors ...

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Instead of targeting neurons, the researchers specifically sought to repair a critical part of the brain that keeps disease-inducing toxins out. Reading time 2 minutes Scientists on Tuesday reported ...

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The New World screwworm typically infests livestock like cattle but can also affect humans, with the infestation described as "very painful" Michael Nied has been a digital news editor with PEOPLE ...

The first human case of the flesh-eating parasite "New World screwworm "has been detected in the United States, the Department of Health and Human Services said early Monday. The case, involving a ...