Category: 4. Health

The genes we inherit may have a subtle influence over whether we experiment with and make a habit of using cannabis.

A team led by researchers from Western University in Canada, the University of California, San Diego (UC San Diego), and…

A polarized debate in biomedical research is pitting those who favour ‘traditional animal models’ — meaning living non-human mammals, such as mice, that are used to investigate human disease mechanisms, responses to treatments and so on…

Slow, sleep-like brain waves persist in part of the brain that has been surgically disconnected from the rest of the organ even though the person…

Health officials in the United States are reviewing whether to remove aluminium from some common vaccines, as part of the Trump administration’s escalating attacks on vaccines.

The Department of Health and Human Services has reduced some vaccine…

When it comes to evaluating drugs or understanding basic biology, researchers are increasingly favouring various innovative…