The hazards associated with microplastic pollution are becoming increasingly recognized. However, one study suggests that researchers have misjudged the impacts of nanoplastics — the insidiously ...

New research reveals that a vitamin found in common foods may influence how often people go to the bathroom, according to a ...

Researchers created an oral cancer vaccine using a food poisoning bacterium that helps the immune system detect and attack colorectal tumors.

Working a night shift can quickly change the schedule of your internal clock, but maybe not the one you'd expect: A newly released Washington State University study shows that rhythms of internal ...

In the 1966 sci-fi film Fantastic Voyage, a group of scientists ventures inside the body of an injured colleague to save him from a life-threatening blood clot. They get a front-row seat to the ...

Researchers discovered that clearing out certain digestive bacteria with antibiotics helps calm the immune system. This temporary microbial shift protected mice from severe brain swelling and cellular ...

Digestive system malignancies (DSMTs)-including esophageal, gastric, colorectal, liver, and pancreatic cancers-represent a major public health challenge in China. A recent national epidemiological ...