Researchers altered the gene for a human brain ion channel, put it in place of a worm’s version of the channel, and observed resistance to drunkenness among the worms.

Two labs are shut down after 80 personnel are accidentally exposed to active anthrax that was carried around in a Ziploc bag.

A bump on the head may have longer-lasting effects on thinking and remembering than experts realized up to now, according to a new study.

A new therapy is being developed that injects genes into the heart to make a “biological pacemaker” that has shown some benefit in pigs during testing.

Patients on heart attack pills may cease taking them when the color or shape of different brands change.

The researchers gathered brain scans from 71 individuals who are regular marijuana users.

Dengue is transmitted by mosquito bites.

Nearly one in eight women will develop invasive breast cancer during the course of her lifetime.

Illinois joins the ranks of states that allow use of marijuana for medical purposes, and the new rules will allow patients that meet approval criteria to have access by the spring of 2015.

The recent death of a young Kansas girl underscores the concern of brain-eating amoebae present in fresh water bodies warmed by intense summer sunlight.