In addition to responding to electrical and chemical stimuli, many of the body’s neural cells can also respond to mechanical effects, such as pressure or vibration.

Most dietary guidelines are not compatible with global health and environmental targets, finds an analysis published by The BMJ today.

People who regularly exercise tend to have a lower risk of high blood pressure, even if they live in areas where air pollution is relatively high, according to new research published today in the American Heart Association’s flagship journal Circulation.

New research by Welsh academics shows that a patient’s pupils can reveal if they have suffered a traumatic experience in the past.

Widespread use of pesticides and other agrochemicals can speed the transmission of the debilitating disease schistosomiasis, while also upsetting the ecological balances in aquatic environments that prevent infections, finds a new study led by researchers at the University of California, Berkeley.

Patients who died from COVID in 2020 were almost 12 times more likely to die in a medical facility than patients who died from any cause in 2018, reports a new Northwestern Medicine study.

​Bacterial leaf streak of corn is an emerging disease of corn that has now spread to ten states.

Magnetically separating waste particles makes it possible to reclaim a variety of raw materials from waste.

Which patients will develop a severe form of Covid-19? 

New research suggests that individuals with kidney failure may face a higher risk of dying prematurely if they're exposed to air pollution from wildfires.