Live Science's health channel editor makes predictions about the medical breakthroughs and public health shifts to come in ...

From custom gene editing to a discovery that could help stop pancreatic cancer before it starts, these advances offer a glimpse at the future of human health. A colorized transmission electron ...

The gut microbiome has been a rising star in the world of health science over the last several years, garnering interest from both researchers and the general public. This is mostly due to its ...

Across the planet, animals are increasingly suffering from chronic illnesses once seen only in humans. Cats, dogs, cows, and even marine life are facing rising rates of cancer, diabetes, arthritis, ...

You’ve heard the slogans: save the whales, protect our pollinators. You may have lamented the decline of polar bears or the last of the northern white rhinos. But scientists are only beginning to ...

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Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. Greg Licholai writes and teaches about innovation in healthcare. The latest breakthrough in Nature demonstrates something ...

A study is asking the Centers for Disease Control to declare Chagas disease, also known as "kissing bug" disease, an endemic after cases have been reported in eight different states. Since 2013, ...

Imagine a future where your medical history could help predict what health conditions you might face in the next two decades. Researchers have developed a generative AI model that uses large-scale ...

Fires pose serious health risks even when they are not deadly. People in fire zones can suffer burns, breathing problems due to smoke inhalation, injuries, and other trauma from evacuations. Wildfire ...

NASA has awarded KBR Wyle Services a potential 10-year, $3.6 billion contract to support the Johnson Space Center’s Human Health and Performance Directorate, which performs research to determine how ...

Eight essential nutrients make up the suite of B vitamins also known as the B complex. Researchers from Tufts University and elsewhere have revealed that these B vitamins influence a vast spectrum of ...