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To determine the type and severity of a cancer, pathologists typically analyze thin slices of a tumor biopsy under a microscope.

A multitude of genes have been linked to the development of Alzheimer's disease.

A new variant of human mpox has claimed the lives of approximately 5% of people with reported infections in the Democratic Republic of the Congo since 2023, many of them children.

Excess cholesterol is known to form artery-clogging plaques that can lead to stroke, arterial disease, heart attack, and more, making it the focus of many heart health campaigns.

Researchers led by the University of California, Irvine are the first to reveal how two neural circuits located in the brain's retrosplenial cortex are directly linked to spatial navigation and memory storage.

The human body contains a vast, complex, and interconnected web of organic tunnels and passageways that weave their way through the cardiovascular, respiratory, and digestive systems.

Research led by the Royal Women's Hospital, Australia, has found that early intratracheal administration of budesonide mixed with surfactant may have little to no effect on improving survival free of bronchopulmonary dysplasia (BPD) in extremely preterm infants.

New research suggests that it could be possible to separate treatment from hallucinations when developing new drugs based on psychedelics.

Gene therapy can effectively treat various diseases, but for some debilitating conditions like muscular dystrophies there is a big problem: size.

A new, multinational study has revealed that the shape of the human heart, influenced by genetic factors, could serve as a valuable predictor for cardiovascular disease risk.