It’s important to know one’s new cells are getting nourishment.

An initial infection with dengue virus did not prime monkeys for an especially virulent infection of Zika virus, according to a study at the University of Wisconsin–Madison. Nor did a bout with Zika make a follow-on dengue infection more dangerous.

A new generation of potent prostate cancer drugs has dramatically extended survival for patients with advanced prostate cancer.

Play contact sports for any length of time and at one point or another you’re probably going to have your ‘bell rung’ by a powerful blow to the head from a hard hit or fall.

Though food allergy affects more than 4.8 million children in the United States, no approved preventative treatments currently exist.

The world’s food supply will become safer as the food industry shifts to high-resolution, whole-genome sequencing – which examines the full DNA of a given organism all at once. This move to make sequencing ubiquitous will lead to the consistently reliable detection of salmonella.

When people use their computer or smartphone to store information, they may not be able to detect if that information has been manipulated when they retrieve it later, according to researchers from the University of Waterloo. 

UBC scientists have demonstrated for the first time a causal link between high insulin levels and pancreatic cancer.

Hip fractures are a major cause of death and disability among older people worldwide, with 70,000 cases every year in the UK, which cost the NHS around £2 billion.

To fully understand why breast cancer spreads, or metastasizes, you must also consider the how.