A major new clinical trial involving more than 1,600 people has found that a GLP-1 pill form of the drug orforglipron works ...

Over the follow-up period, 13.2% (567) of the 4,290 participants developed dementia, mostly in the older age group. This is ...

Crucially, the ferrets that developed tinnitus showed overly responsive brain activity to sound. When the ferrets finally did ...

Mosses, like the tardigrades of the plant world, are known to withstand extreme conditions, including harsh radiation and dehydration.

The recent mishap marks the second time in the last two years that astronauts have been stranded in orbit. In March, NASA ...

Ultra-processed foods are displacing traditional foods and meals globally, degrading diet quality, and contributing to the ...

As so often happens in science, when Andrea Stöllner's experiments didn't work as expected, they led her to something even ...

At around 3,300 meters (2 miles) below the ocean's surface off the coast of Alaska, where the warm light of the Sun never ...

Scientists have found evidence suggesting that kissing dates back up to 21 million years and that our ape ancestors and ...

A breakthrough in insulin delivery could one day spell an end to the invasive needles on which many people with diabetes rely ...

We know that some environments can make us unwell. Mountain climbers often experience altitude sickness – the body's reaction ...

Imagine throwing up after a bad burrito – only for that heave to reveal the existence of onions to scientists 110 million years in the future.