The 2020 Nobel Prize in Chemistry was awarded for the development of CRISPR/Cas9, a method also known as "gene scissors," ...

New research has identified yet another way that spaceflight tampers with the human body. A study involving samples flown on ...

Per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS), manmade chemicals that accumulate in the body over time, have been linked to liver disease and cancer, but it is not yet clear how they cause damage. USC ...

Researchers took stem cells from bone marrow and found that after a little over a month in space, the functions of those ...

Researchers analyzed 62 scientific studies and found that microplastics can harm bones in several ways. These tiny plastic ...

From causing muscle loss to raising the risk of blood clots, long-haul space missions can have a profound impact on the human body.

Spaceflight makes certain human stem cells age faster, a study finds, furthering the understanding of the possible effects of space exploration on the human body.

Per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS), manmade chemicals that accumulate in the body over time, have been linked to liver disease and cancer, but ...

A recent scientific breakthrough has seen lab-grown kidneys successfully functioning in a human trial. This promising ...

The human body heavily depends on the liver for optimal health, because it serves as one of its essential organs, that ...