Laura Thomson

Microplastics are typically discussed as an environmental pollution problem, entering rivers, oceans, and food chains after plastic waste breaks down.

Reviewed by Laura Thomson Aug 3 2026 Scientists at the University of California, Riverside are developing new drugs for the two major parasitic infectious diseases - babesiosis and malaria.

Influenza A virus infects hundreds of millions of people each year, yet many of the molecular mechanisms it uses to hijack the machinery inside human cells remain unknown.

Fermentation has been intertwined with human civilization for thousands of years, transforming raw ingredients into bread, beer, wine, cheese, and countless other foods.

Cells subjected to intense, sustained mechanical strain must protect the nucleus, which is the most vital structure.

Researchers have demonstrated the first high-performance table-top all-attosecond transient absorption spectroscopy (AATAS) system capable of directly

Researchers at Mayo Clinic have identified a protein that cancer cells use to suppress the body's immune response, a finding that could support the development of new treatments to improve the effectiveness of cancer immunotherapies.

Reviewed by Laura Thomson Aug 11 2026 Malaria kills about half a million people each year, and the majority of them are young children in Africa.

Missed or skipped medication doses account for a substantial share of preventable hospital costs each year.

Approximately one million people die each year from infections caused by Candida albicans, a fungus that ordinarily lives peacefully in the human mouth and gut.