We often speak admirably about the human spirit — resilience, passion, resolve — and shy away from our fragility and mortality, especially when it concerns viruses. After all, what could be more terrifying...

Complex ideas like “I love you” are conveyed using a combination of twenty-six letters in English. The arrangement of these seemingly unrelated characters preserves messages and philosophies passed...

A new study claims that early risers log fewer calories, eat more nutritious food and may actually be healthier than night owls. Previous research comparing early and late risers suggests that “morning...

Diet soda-- sweet and fizzy like regular sodas with none of the guilt-have surged in popularity over the last two decades. These zero-calorie, sugar-free alternatives cater to people who are trying to...

It is now possible to use a disposable USB stick to accurately measure and detect the amount of human immunodeficiency virus, commonly abbreviated as HIV, in a patient’s blood. The medical device was...

Living with peanut allergies can be terrifying, but soon a new technology may be available to free these individuals from the constant risk of developing anaphylactic shock. Invented by a team of researchers...

Japanese cell biologist Yoshinori Ohsumi has been awarded this year’s Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine for his discoveries on how the body’s cells digest and recycle their organelles, a process...