Many drugs, especially those made of proteins, cannot be taken orally because they are broken down in the gastrointestinal tract before they can take effect.

Our planet has been baking under the sun this summer as temperatures reached the hottest ever recorded and heat waves spread across the globe.

A new computer kidney developed at the University of Waterloo could tell researchers more about the impacts of medicines taken by people who don’t drink enough water.

In recent decades, asthma has become a major public health problem. 

Patients with cancer should receive a tailored exercise prescription to protect their heart, reports a paper published today in the European Journal of Preventive Cardiology, a journal of the European Society of Cardiology (ESC).

Researchers have developed a new non-invasive optical imaging system that promises to improve diagnosis and treatments for dry eye disease.

A mutant protein found in humans with colon cancer blocks a pathway that regulates proliferation and expansion of cells, increasing amounts of bacterial species associated with the development of colon cancer. 

Collagen is the most abundant protein in mammals, making up skin, bone, tendons and other soft tissues.

The microbiome is a collection of trillions of bacteria that reside in and on our bodies.

People who increase their consumption of sugary beverages—whether they contain added or naturally occurring sugar—may face moderately higher risk of type 2 diabetes, according to a new study from Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health.