There are also two approved vaccines against chikungunya: a live-attenuated vaccine called IXCHIQ and a virus-like particle ...

A first-of-its-kind implant has just been granted approval from the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) for the treatment ...

Medicine is a marvel – but is it the preserve of the human race, or do other species partake in the practice?

Despite being less than a week old, that makes Thaddeus Daniel Pierce the world’s “oldest baby”, nabbing the title from a ...

These could help us move away from animal testing in drug discovery and open the door to personalized medicine.

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Known as the "Tunnel Of Bones", the El Sidrón Cave was once a vital habitat for Neanderthals trying to survive the Ice Age, something we Homo sapiens weren’t able to do as we went extinct in Europe ...

A single injection at birth could offer years of protection against the virus for vulnerable children in high-risk areas.

This can cause geomagnetic disturbances on the ground at those high latitudes. They also report the fact that it can cause ...

R aising offspring is expensive. It costs you time, it costs you money, and for some species: it costs you your life. This is ...

At the Bronze Age site of Nong Ratchawat in central Thailand, the authors of a new study found the oldest known evidence of ...

This is easily the most detailed analysis of such an ancient tattoo, as it’s rare for skin this old to be preserved.