Researchers have designed a peptide that prevents the deadly misfolding of alpha-synuclein, the protein behind Parkinson’s and some dementias. In lab and animal tests, it stabilized the protein and ...

Depression and anxiety disorders are among the most widespread mental health disorders, with estimates suggesting that they affect around 264 million and 284 million people worldwide, respectively.

Brown dwarfs: too small to be stars, too big to be planets. Only discovered in the 1990s, these in-between cosmic objects aren't big enough to burn as hot and bright as a true star, instead usually ...

Scientists have uncovered a breakthrough way to stop type 2 diabetes and fatty liver disease—right at the source. A harmful molecule produced by gut bacteria, called D-lactate, has been found to ...

Lizzy Lawrence leads STAT’s coverage of the Food and Drug Administration. She was previously a medical devices reporter. You can reach Lizzy on Signal at lizzylaw.53. WASHINGTON — Peter Marks, the ...

Shuttle Pharmaceuticals (SHPH) Holdings announced the execution of a non-binding letter of Intent with Molecule.ai. Molecule.ai, an artificial intelligence company founded by AI scientist and ...

A chance encounter with plastic waste on a tropical beach sparked a deep investigation into what those fragments mean for human health. The research reveals that bottled water isn’t as pure as it ...

What if you could taste an early flu infection? Chemists report a molecular sensor that, when placed on an infected tongue as a thin film or gum, will release thyme’s main flavor compound, thymol (ACS ...

Peter Marks, M.D., Ph.D., the former head of the FDA’s Center for Biologics Evaluation and Research (CBER), has joined Eli Lilly as senior vice president of molecule discovery and head of infectious ...