Advanced microscopes have helped researchers determine at atomic resolution the structure of a molecular complex implicated in birth defects and several cancers.

Scientists have identified the cause of outbreaks of enterovirus, one of the most prevalent types of virus in the world.

Engineers have altered a virus to arrange gold atoms into spheroids measuring a few nanometers in diameter. The finding could make production of some electronic components cheaper, easier, and faster.

Computational biophysicists have cracked the secret of how cells regulate Big Potassium (BK) channels.

Researchers have discovered a previously unknown reason for drug resistance in a common subtype of melanoma, one of the deadliest forms of cancer, and in turn, have found a new therapy that could prevent or reverse drug resistance for melanoma patients with a particular gene mutation, according to a new study.

Scientists have taken important steps forward in the development of a cancer-targeting immunotherapy. Researchers developed a treatment in mice that destroys part of the tumor and stimulates the immune system to attack persistent surviving cancer cells.

A newly discovered gut 'missing link' shows how mammals evolved to live with their microbes.

An increasing number of children under 15 years old have started to smoke during the last 40 years in Europe.

In a major advance towards targeting cancer without harming healthy tissue, researchers have found a way to exploit hypoxia (reduced oxygen levels) — a condition which occurs during the development of many common cancers and drives their progression and spread.

New avatar-based software looks at how people walk in order to predict their energy expenditure. The software, originally intended for roboticists and for researchers who develop prosthetics and exoskeletons, could have many uses in both medicine and sports.