Did you know that your body is bioluminescent? That’s right — the human body actually emits visible light and can be photographed by an ultra-sensitive camera in… Read More

Numerous studies have shown that children who grow up in more deprived neighbourhoods tend to have worse physical health as adults compared to those raised in more affluent areas.  Read More

In the first gene-editing experiment of its kind, scientists have disabled two genes in monkeys that raise the risk for heart disease. Humans carry the genes as… Read More

Orphaned as a youth in Bangladesh, Jamal Uddin worked in a ribbon factory in Lower Manhattan while attending high school, before graduating from college and ultimately finding… Read More

Widespread antibiotic use is largely to blame for the emergence of antibiotic resistant bacteria, which is currently one of the biggest threats to global health.  Read More

Approaches for boosting the body’s immune system are being tried for autoimmune and heart conditions, but it is too early to know how well they will work… Read More

Of all cancers worldwide, lung cancer is the deadliest. It takes more than 1.7 million lives per year — more than breast, prostate and colorectal cancer combined.  Read More

A revolutionary new study using only materials derived from humans has revealed that insulin-producing beta cells can change their function in diabetes — and that this change… Read More