An international team of researchers led by the University of British Columbia has made a scientific advance they hope will lead to the development of preventative treatments for multiple sclerosis (MS).

Every year, around half a million children worldwide are born with a rare hereditary disease. 

When most people think about air pollution, they think of summertime haze, traffic or smokestack exhaust, wintertime inversions, or wildfire smoke.

Many chemotherapy drugs kill cancer cells by severely damaging their DNA.

From the Ironman triathlon to the Tour de France, some competitions test the limits of even the toughest endurance athletes.

The researchers say the new sensors could help detect spoilage and reduce food waste for supermarkets and consumers.

Since the mass production of plastics began in the 1940s, the versatile polymers have spread rapidly across the globe. 

Consumption of dietary supplements sold for weight loss, muscle building, and energy was associated with increased risk for severe medical events in children and young adults compared to consumption of vitamins, according to new research led by Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health. 

Parkinson's disease is a debilitating neurodegenerative disease, affecting everything from speech, posture and gait to digestion, sleep, impulse control and cognition. 

A research team at Dartmouth College has developed a new strategy for drug discovery and development that can be used to produce targeted therapies against diseases such as cancer and neurodegeneration, according to a study published in Nature Communications.