Emily Cooke

In mice, a new type of immunotherapy appeared to partly turn back the clock of "immune aging."

A woman developed kidney damage three times in two years after repeatedly visiting a salon for a hair-straightening treatment.

After four months of being unable to detect comprehensible data from the Voyager 1 spacecraft, NASA scientists have had fresh luck after sending a "poke."

A newly discovered volcano near Mars' "Labyrinth of Night" could be a "prime" spot to search for life on the Red Planet, scientists say.

Two early clinical trials that together included nine patients suggest that a treatment called CAR-T therapy could treat glioblastoma, but its long-term effects are unknown.

A CDC report describes 10 patients infected by an amoeba after conducting a nasal rinse, three of whom died from a nervous-system infection.

From a poem written by a U.S. Poet Laureate to millions of stenciled names, NASA's Clipper spacecraft's trip to Europa will be marked with a human touch.

Paul Alexander was one of the last people to use an iron lung, having been left unable to breathe on his own after catching polio in the 1950s.

A new geological study suggests that Mars' gravitational field pulls the Earth closer to the sun over cycles lasting millions of years, warming our climate.

The rosy-colored, segmented worms appeared to swim through water like a "living magic carpet," scientists say.

Officials are trying to contact around 300 people who may have been exposed to measles at the UC Davis Medical Center Emergency Department on March 5, when an infected child was treated there.

A middle-aged man in the U.S. developed a parasitic infection in his brain after eating undercooked bacon.

Modern Indians inherited genes from what is now Tajikistan and a diverse set of DNA from Neanderthals and Denisovans, new research reveals.

Most people involved in the current parrot fever outbreak developed the disease after being exposed to infected wild or pet birds, the WHO said.

A new implantable device, so far tested in rats and pigs, could soon be trialed in humans to help detect harmful post-surgery leaks in the body.

New food packaging products sold in the U.S., such as takeout boxes and fast-food wrappers, will no longer contain harmful "forever chemicals" known as PFAS.

Genetically modified mosquitoes are being released in Brazil to reduce the spread of the viral infection dengue fever.

A new study in mice and human tissue samples suggests that UTI symptoms may persist after the infection has been treated due to an overgrowth of neurons in the bladder.

The new organoids were grown in the lab for up to 40 days, and they mimicked the central nervous system of an 11-week-old human embryo.

Scientists say they're growing "organoids" in space to better understand cancer, neurological diseases and aging, and to hopefully uncover treatments.

Scientists can now 3D print more-realistic prosthetic eyes in a fraction of the time and effort required by traditional approaches.

The first-ever 3D model of testicles, made using mouse cells, could improve our understanding of sex development disorders and male infertility.

In 1912, biochemist Casimir Funk discovered vitamins, and more than a century later his legacy lives on.

In a small study of transgender men and gender-diverse people who take testosterone, scientists found that one-third of the participants still ovulate and could therefore potentially become pregnant.

An analysis of children's gene activity suggests that more severe forms of appendicitis can be distinguished from milder cases based on the activity of four genes.