Vaccine advisers chosen by US health secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr vote to restrict one childhood vaccine, but delay their ...

Scientists used AI to write coherent viral genomes, using them to synthesize bacteriophages capable of killing resistant ...

A Chinese firm has developed a massive artificial intelligence-powered platform to help manage the health of people with ...

A modified large language model called Delphi-2M analyses a person’s medical records and lifestyle to provide risk estimates ...

Harvard University scored a victory in court two weeks ago, when a US judge ruled that its research grants should be ...

New Alzheimer’s drugs known as anti-amyloid therapies may slow disease progression—but they also carry serious risks, ...

The complexity of vocal communication in some primates, whales and birds might approach that of human language.

A micrograph showing the operation of a ‘conveyor belt’ of atom arrays. At each step, a fresh array is created at the bottom, ...

None of the most widely used large language models (LLMs) that are rapidly upending how humanity is acquiring knowledge has ...

Outbreaks of dengue are killing thousands of people in South America each year and getting worse. Brazil hopes to turn the ...

Soft devices made by rolling up rubber-like sheets patterned with 2D electronics can monitor, stimulate and navigate deep ...

Early studies suggest that lifestyle changes such as diet, exercise and social engagement may help slow or prevent ...