Emily Cooke

A new imaging technique enabled scientists to film every step of ovulation as it unfolds in mouse cells.

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The discovery of an important enzyme involved in Huntington's disease may pave the way for future treatments to prevent the condition, researchers say.

A brain circuit made up of three types of neurons may regulate appetite, a mouse study finds.

Scientists pinpointed 80 gene variants, including eight tied to fatty acid metabolism, that may cause breast cancer in some people, new research suggests.

Pain-sensing neurons exchange signals with immune cells that drive endometriosis, sparking the pain associated with the condition, new research suggests.

Necrotizing fasciitis is a rare, life-threatening illness caused by bacteria that aggressively attack the soft tissue of the body.

New research suggests that climate change is currently driving a surge in global dengue infections and that case rates could increase by 60% by 2050.

"Butterfly disease" is a potentially fatal, inherited disorder that causes patients to blister very easily.

A new study suggests that the DNA some modern Japanese people have inherited from ancient hunter-gatherers may increase BMI.