The cottonmouth has one of the worst reputations of any snake in America—but how dangerous is its bite really? In this video, real cottonmouth venom is tested directly against human blood under a ...

I've always been vigilant about monitoring my skin for unusual spots since I have a family history of melanoma in addition to ...

The World Health Organization has declared the Ebola outbreak in the Democratic Republic of Congo and Uganda a global health ...

Maya is a beautiful Burmese kitten. Her owners had noticed that she was quite a bit smaller than her brother, and she also ...

Researchers have tested a gene-edited stem cell transplant designed to shield healthy blood-forming cells from powerful ...

Scientists at the Garvan Institute of Medical Research have captured, for the first time, "housekeeping" immune cells ...

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Obesity affects far more than metabolism and fat storage. It alters immune activity, nerve structure, and tissue organization across multiple organ systems, increasing the risk of diseases including ...

Antarctica's "Blood Falls" glacier bleeds red water, and scientists found hidden pressure beneath the mysterious millennial ice.

This is an article from Curious Kids, a series for children of all ages. The Conversation is asking young people to send in ...

In 2011, a team at Mayo Clinic did something no one had managed before: they built a tiny DNA construct, threaded it into the ...