Scientists sometimes compare predicting the course of epidemics to forecasting the weather. But there's a major ...

The UCLA advance opens the door to growing other vascularized organ models, including intestines and colons, providing ...

In a recent study, Associate Professor Makoto Ikeya (Department of Clinical Application) and his team of researchers ...

Organ-on-a-chip systems offer a more accurate, ethical, and scalable alternative to animal testing in drug discovery and ...

An analysis of mpox virus genomes from individuals infected between 2018 and 2023 has provided insights into how the virus ...

Traditional and new laboratory tools along with advances in AI are outlining a new paradigm in human disease modeling.

The zebrafish (Danio rerio) has emerged as a pivotal vertebrate model in biomedical research, occupying a unique position at the intersection of developmental biology, disease modeling, and ...

Most of public health is based on the working hypothesis that disease is caused by exposure to noxious factors in the external environment. While this approach has produced great successes in primary ...

The adoption of the WHO Pandemic Agreement marks a pivotal moment in global health governance,1 particularly through the inclusion of the One Health approach. This holistic approach, integrating human ...

Frederick R. Appelbaum, MD, recognized for advancing marrow transplantation, talks about the impact of canine research on ...

Without the birds around to help clean up carcasses—and curb the spread of diseases in the process— an extra 500,000 people died between 2000 and 2005, researchers estimated in a 2024 study.

BUFFALO, N.Y. — Gene expression, where cells use the genetic information encoded in DNA to produce proteins, has been thought of as a dimmer light. How much a particular gene gets expressed ...