It may be possible to fight hospital-acquired pathogens like Acinetobacter baumannii by targeting the bacterium’s need for the nutrient metal zinc.

Blocking a serotonin receptor may provide a novel therapy for heart valve disease.

Combining another drug with platinum-based chemotherapies may be more effective against ovarian cancer.

Even relatively low levels of in utero alcohol exposure impact fetal brain development, and the effects last into adulthood, study finds.

Archived tissue samples are yielding new disease biomarkers.

A new study identifies interactions between genes and nutrients that may participate in determining levels of cholesterol and triglycerides.

A rare genetic syndrome provides new clues to lung scarring (pulmonary fibrosis), a potentially deadly consequence of many lung diseases.