The human body cannot produce vitamin B2—also known as riboflavin—itself; it must absorb the important substance through diet ...

Cells behave like cities and organelles carry out infrastructural roles: mitochondria are powerhouses, the endoplasmic ...

The frequency of substance use, early age of initiation, and cannabis-related memory impairments are among the primary ...

Simple field-based tests of muscle strength can provide early clues about the risk of developing several long-term illnesses.

When a patient is diagnosed with osteosarcoma, an aggressive form of bone cancer, the mission is to remove the tumor entirely ...

Alzheimer's disease is the most common cause of dementia, and it affects over 7 million people in the United States alone.

Stanford Medicine pediatric hematologist Agnieszka Czechowicz, MD, Ph.D., has devoted her research career to improving ...

Researchers at University of Tsukuba report that collaboration between home health care institutions and private after-hours ...

A topical cream activated the skin's immune defenses and suppressed tumor growth in two preclinical models of cutaneous ...

High-grade gliomas, especially glioblastoma (GBM) and others, remain among the most aggressive brain cancers, with few ...

A genetic mutation that helps animals like yaks and Tibetan antelopes survive at high altitudes may hold the key to repairing ...

For decades, scientists have recognized that human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) is a formidable viral pathogen. After years ...