"Most people would think that these organisms are just like spores or dormant," James Tiedje said. "These microbes are active ...

Damage to the genetic material of mitochondria—the mitochondrial DNA or mtDNA for short—can lead to diseases such as ...

In a pioneering effort to replace animal testing, an international team of scientists has developed a lifelike, 3D-printed ...

Since the EU banned animal testing for cosmetics and their ingredients, researchers have been developing 3-D printed skin as ...

Treatments such as the Mohs procedure and fluorouracil can be effective in the fight against the most common type of cancer ...

Most cases of nocardiosis start out as lung infections, in which pus-filled cavities, or abscesses containing the bacteria, form in the lungs. This can cause symptoms such as chest pain, a cough ...

The effect of saccharin on the microbiome has received much attention, but its impact on pathogenic bacterial species is less ...

His consultant surgeon confirmed his suspicions, it was an aggressive skin cancer, a squamous cell carcinoma ... which is ...

Almost everything we do at home creates dust, but if it's not cleaned away it can cause a range of health problems from asthma and allergies to skin irritation and streaming eyes ...

In an advance for treating male infertility, researchers transplanted a patient with his own sperm-forming stem cells that ...

Many labs are growing mini-hearts now, but University at Albany researcher says it has managed to take the heart all the way through the stages of development.

Similarly, the cervical cells gathered during the pelvic exam can be examined under a microscope to look for precancerous changes ... perhaps with colon cancer or skin cancer near the top of your list ...