Researchers at Tsinghua University have created a rapid, label-free method using polarized light detection to identify and ...

Red blood cells are essential for oxygen transport and immune function in the human body. When these cells become abnormally shaped, they can indicate serious health conditions, including diabetes, ...

Imagine you’re having a regular day when you suddenly see blood in your stool. It’s normal to feel worried and think it’s just haemorrhoids. While haemorrhoids are a common cause of bleeding, they ...

Cancer. That medical condition that anybody who is sick and goes to the hospital to see a doctor, will not want to hear the doctor pronounce that he or she has been diagnosed with it. Just hearing ...

Antarctic icefish are famous for living without red blood cells, but they are not alone. A species of needle-shaped, ...

Stripe patterns are commonly seen in nature—for instance, birds and fish move in coordinated flocks and schools, fingerprints ...

Malaria continues to place a substantial burden on many emerging economies, contributing to significant loss of life, ...

Learn about the early signs of colorectal cancer, its risks, and the importance of seeking medical advice if you notice blood in your stool or other symptoms. Imagine you’re having a regular day when ...

African striped mice are used to desert conditions but are showing dehydration as climate change heats up their environment.

How flu viruses enter cells has been directly observed thanks to a new microscopy technique with the potential to revolutionize research on membrane biology, virus–host interactions and drug discovery ...

For the first time, researchers have observed live and in high resolution how influenza (“flu”) viruses infect living cells. This was possible thanks to a new microscopy technique, developed at ETH ...