Health

A new tool can reveal whether someone has a "healthy" gut microbiome with a simple score — but how does it work?

Getting an accurate estimate of when someone died is a critical part of forensic investigations. In extremely cold conditions, molecular biology can provide critical information that the naked eye cannot.

New research suggests that hospitalized patients with flu who start taking Tamiflu the day they are admitted are 40% less likely to die within a month than those treated just days later.

Researchers have developed a method of reversing the aging process in mouse egg cells.

Scientists present evidence of a newly discovered tick-borne virus that can infect humans and potentially invade the brain, in some cases.

At least 50 animals, including cattle and one moose, in Wyoming have died during a recent outbreak of anthrax. However, officials say the current risk to humans is small.