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New research reveals that blocking an enzyme involved in fructose metabolism can reduce alcohol cravings and protect against liver damage.

Scientists found that long-term, low doses of THC reduced inflammation and liver toxicity caused by HIV and antiretroviral therapy. The treatment increased serotonin and healthy gut bacteria while lowering harmful bile acids.

Long COVID in women is linked to gut leakiness, chronic inflammation and reduced testosterone, pointing to biological causes of sex-specific symptom severity.

Researchers say confidence in the findings of existing evidence is low to critically low, and suggest that any apparent effect seen in previous studies may be driven by shared genetic and environmental factors within families.

A research team from Trinity has unveiled a groundbreaking new approach to vaccination that could redefine how we protect against respiratory infections.

Discover how abandoned uncapped oil and gas wells are eroding, releasing methane and harmful metals into local groundwater.

Researchers used spatial transcriptomic mapping to reveal that inflammation drives the earliest stages of lung cancer. They identified highly inflamed regions containing tumor-associated cells.

Learn how scientists discovered the unique class of "gyromorph" materials, which may have applications in advanced light-based computers.

Researchers sequenced the genomes of Northern and Southern Maned Sloths, uncovering distinct conservation challenges. Southern sloths show low genetic diversity, while northern ones face rapid inbreeding due to deforestation.

Northwestern Medicine scientists have uncovered how a specific type of cell in the inner ear plays a commanding role in shaping the cellular landscape of the organ responsible for hearing.