Cigarette makers have marketed so-called light cigarettes with the implication that they are less harmful to smokers' health. A new study shows this to be untrue.

Scientists discovered that retinol-binding protein was elevated in obese individuals compared to leaner controls, but some of it was not attached to retinol, the main circulating form of the vitamin.

A team of University of Illinois microbiologists have developed a way to mass-produce an antimalarial compound, potentially making the treatment of malaria less expensive.

Common strains of tuberculosis-causing bacteria have hijacked the human body's immune response to play tricks on cells in the lungs, scientists say.

The oldest continuous cotton production experiment shows that winter legumes are as effective as nitrogen fertiliser in producing non-irrigated, 10-yr average cotton yields.

A protein that helps keep immune cells quiet is more abundant in the spinal fluid of patients with multiple sclerosis, further boosting suspicion of the protein, TREM-2.

Prion protein, a form of protein that triggers BSE, is associated with other brain diseases in cattle, raising the possibility of a significant increase in the range of prion disease.

Researchers have discovered how a gene, melanoma differentiation associated gene-9/syntenin, interacts with an important signalling protein to promote metastasis in human melanoma cells.

A new study shows that people warfarin may have larger amounts of bleeding in the brain and increased risk of death if they suffer a hemorrhagic stroke.

Using state-of-the art tools, researchers observed the shape and behaviour of individual DNA molecules bent into tight loops by Lac repressor.

Mustard is one of the most widely used condiments on the planet. Scientists are searching for innovative uses for mustard seed meal, hoping to increase profitability for mustard producers.

Flexible filamentous viruses make up a large fraction of known plant viruses and are responsible for more than half the viral damage to crop plants throughout the world.

Researchers found that areas that did have fertiliser applied to their cover crops had less biomass output for soil protection, while plots that did use fertiliser had greater biomass along with an increased amount of nitrogen available for the cash crop.

Chalk up another environmental benefit for shade-grown Latin American coffee: University of Michigan researchers say the technique will provide a buffer against the ravages of climate change in the coming decades.

Hay fever, the often seasonal allergy that affects between 10 and 20 percent of the American population, is best controlled through a course of patient-adjusted dosing, according to new research.

A study conducted by researchers shows that obese patients with specific genetic makeup had enhanced response to the weight loss drug sibutramine, while others who lack these genetic factors lost little or no weight.

Research shows that the increased rate of follicle stimulating hormone (FSH) change that occurs during menopause is associated with increased objective sleep duration but poor subjective sleep quality.

A team led by scientists at the University of Leeds has developed a biosensor technology that uses antibodies to detect biomarkers - molecules in the human body which are often a marker for disease – much faster than current testing methods.

A study of almost 1,500 kidney cancer patients suggests that surgery to spare as much kidney tissue as possible may improve overall survival in patients who also have reduced kidney function at the time their cancer is diagnosed.

Sustainable farming that employs shade trees may improve crops' resistance to temperature and precipitation extremes that climate changes are expected to trigger, according to a recently published article.