A large international study suggests that a subset of people with Type 2 diabetes carry genetic variants that blunt the ...

WEHI researchers have discovered a never-before-seen mechanism our bodies use to regulate sugar, in findings that rewrite the ...

The field of gut microbiota research has undergone rapid expansion, uncovering the intricate relationship between microbial communities in the vertebrate ...

Mary Roach isn’t just a fan of science – she’s made of science, and you are, too. “The whole world is science,” said Roach, a ...

Worms reduce inflammation only on high-fiber diets; low fiber disables their benefits and disrupts gut health.

Human smell genes are still evolving, with hunter-gatherers retaining older variants and farming groups showing changes ...

Since the late 20th century, we've spent decades telling people they lacked the willpower to stop overeating. 1 Then, a novel ...

Artificial intelligence is rapidly learning to autonomously design and run biological experiments, but the systems intended to govern those capabilities are struggling to keep pace. AI company OpenAI ...

By David Levin April 3, 2026 A founding father of microbiome research is honored for discoveries that have transformed our understanding of human health—and is leading to new treatments for childhood ...

WEHI researchers have led a major global effort to create the first authoritative atlas for a class of enzymes that regulate almost every cellular process in the human body. Published in Cell, the ...

Pollutants can harm human health and enter the body through the air people breathe, the water they drink and the food they eat. Yet even as evidence of widespread exposure has been found in ...

On Earth human sperm tend to know where to go when it comes to fertilizing an egg in utero. But that may not be the case in space. A new study suggests human sperm may struggle to navigate in ...