As a researcher, I still remember the discomfort I felt every time I had to sacrifice laboratory animals for an experiment.

Scientists are launching an ambitious global effort to map the “human exposome” — the lifelong mix of environmental and chemical exposures that drive most diseases. Backed by new partnerships with ...

It's not always easy to spot, for starters.

Nutrition, disease, accidents, physical activity and labor—many of the things that humans do or experience leave traces in ...

Synthesized in the liver, bile acids play diverse roles in digestion and metabolism. However, when their processes are disrupted, disease can occur. Scientists seek advanced technologies to better ...

In a breakthrough for the advanced study of gut health, scientists have developed a 3D microscopic version of the human intestines condensed into a small chip about half the size of a five-cent coin.

Temperatures are set to plummet to the 30s by the afternoon, bringing the chance for some wet snow behind the rain. by Jay Korff WASHINGTON (7News) — Reporter's Notebook: Every year, thousands of ...

The prestigious annual Canada Gairdner Awards recognize the world’s most accomplished researchers whose work is improving our understanding of human health and disease. Since 1957, 426 awards have ...

GRAND FORKS — "North Dakota's rural health system is under growing strain," according to the state Department of Health and ...

You, my friend, are what scientists call a "holobiont"- an organism made up of human cells and the multiplicity of microscopic species living inside you and on your body. Many of these microorganisms ...