High-power laser treatments direct thermal energy to vaporize water in the artery and create a bubble, which expands to break the plaque.

DNA from victims and survivors of the Black Death pandemic has identified key genetic differences that determined who lived and who died.

Multidisciplinary team of researchers have found that the gene, Tob, plays an important role in reducing depression, fear, and anxiety.

Solar panels often get a bad rap for spoiling the appearance of homes and businesses. Yet, this may be about to change.

Lupus is a chronic autoimmune disease which causes inflammation in organs and joints, affects movement and the skin, and causes fatigue.

Researchers have found that a stress response in cells, when ‘switched on’ at a post-reproductive age, could be the key to slow down ageing.

Ancient genomes of 13 Neandertals provide a rare snapshot of their community and social organization over hundreds of thousands of years.

Unlike in Star Trek, here on nonfictional planet Earth, Borgs are DNA packages that could help humans fight climate change.

A new therapeutic approach prevents the growth of metastatic tumors in mice by forcing cancer cells into a dormant state.

Communities near the ocean can desalinate sea water, but doing so requires a large amount of energy and is achieved at great expense.

A highly efficient LED that is deadly to microbes and viruses but safe for people has been engineered by three RIKEN physicists.

A world-first study has confirmed the link between the two, which could lead to earlier detection and new potential treatments.

When you have a headache and reach for the pain reliever, you're probably not thinking about your body position when you take the pill.

People with a severe form of diabetes, where the beta cells of the pancreas do not produce or no longer produce enough insulin.

The protein, called SHMOOSE, is a tiny “microprotein” encoded by a newly discovered gene within the cell’s energy-producing mitochondria.

The key to these vaccines appears to be proteins in the pancreatic tumors, called neoantigens, which keep the cancer at bay.

Imperial researchers have embedded new low-cost sensors that monitor breathing, heart rate, and ammonia into t-shirts and face masks.

Researchers discovered that the rheumatoid arthritis drug auranofin can potentially be repurposed to improve diabetes-associated symptoms.

After 20 years searching for a cure for tinnitus, researchers are excited by ‘encouraging results’ from a clinical trial of a mobile therapy

Tears of the major tendons in the shoulder joint, commonly called the rotator cuff, cause disability and pain among the adult population.