A transcription factor called LIP is capable of causing one cell to consume another.

Deep brain stimulation used to treat Parkinson’s disease may impair some aspects of language processing, a recent study suggests.

Smoking is more detrimental to lung function in individuals with high proportions of African ancestry.

A protein linked to aggressive bladder cancers could point to new strategies for treatment or prevention.

Understanding how antibodies with long “loops” form may be important for HIV vaccine development.

A genetic variant may help keep an individual’s “good” cholesterol in check.

Research reveals clues to HIV risk in Chinese men who have sex with other men.