Researchers at the Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai have found that small populations of pancreatic cancer cells can create localized immune-protective niches that shield tumors from immune attack. The finding could open new avenues for making immunotherapy more effective against one of the deadliest forms of cancer.

A new perspective from LSU's Pennington Biomedical Research Center proposes a new way of understanding how dietary protein restriction may promote healthy aging and extend lifespan: through a coordinated physiological response that connects cellular nutrient sensing with hormones, the brain and changes throughout the body.

Researchers at Vanderbilt Health, UTHealth Houston and the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill have identified early signs of cardiovascular-kidney-metabolic disease (CKMD) in children as young as 8 years old that potentially can be reversed with a new class of weight-loss drugs widely used by adults.

Researchers have found a high level of agreement between cataract referral decisions based on smartphone images reviewed remotely and those made by ophthalmologists examining patients in person at rural eye camps.

What makes the brain fall asleep? For nearly a century, scientists have looked to structures deep within the brain for the answer. In the traditional view, these regions control when we sleep and wake, while the cerebral cortex—the part of the brain involved in perception, thought and memory—is largely a passive follower.

More than 7,000 Ebola cases have been recorded in the Democratic Republic of Congo's worst-ever outbreak of the deadly disease, according to figures released Saturday by Congolese authorities.

New blood tests that might predict Alzheimer's years before symptoms begin may sound tantalizing for people who worry about later-in-life dementia. But doctors say they aren't quite ready yet—and besides, you don't need a test before trying to lower your risk.

The projected savings from Trump's "most-favored nation" pricing policy might be drastically reduced by secretive deals with pharma companies, a new analysis finds.

An IUD placed in 2014 went unaccounted for until a CT scan found it through a woman's bladder wall. What this rare case shows about missing IUDs.

A 34-year-old woman with bulimia swallowed a kitchen spatula that spanned her neck and chest. Philadelphia doctors removed it without open surgery.