Africa boasts up to 25% of Earth’s animal and plant species. This diversity is driven by varied habitats: harsh deserts, vast ...

Scientists have identified a possible biological explanation for why emotional stress can bring back painful arthritis ...

Strokes became much more common among adults under 55 in one US region over nearly three decades, a new study has found. The ...

Scientists have found a possible reason why cells that normally protect blood vessels sometimes help dangerous plaque build ...

Certain medicines used to prevent seizures have been linked to a higher likelihood of Parkinson’s disease in a study of ...

Scientists have found a new clue to why a rare inherited condition can cause dangerous changes in heartbeat. The discovery ...

People who had lymph nodes removed from the neck during cancer treatment showed higher rates of later thinking problems than ...

Cryptocurrency may not be as separate from traditional financial markets as some investors assume. New research suggests that ...

A small hand-powered device can identify a person’s blood type and measure red blood cell levels in about one minute. The ...

Popular diabetes and weight-loss medicines such as Ozempic and Wegovy may be linked to a small increase in the risk of sudden ...

Several cancers are becoming more common among adults under 50 in England, and excess weight cannot fully explain the trend, ...

Bowel cancer in children and young adults is often discovered only after it has become advanced, according to a study of ...