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Mouse tests confirm that sticky proteins associated with degenerative brain diseases can be transferred — but researchers say risks for humans are likely to be minimal.

Gene targeted for its role in HIV is linked to increased severity of other infectious diseases — and has implications for learning in mice.

Viral hepatitis is on the rise. Tackling hepatitis B in Africa is key to fighting back.

The discovery pushes back the evidence of hominins in Algeria by 600,000 years, and suggests tool use arose in different parts of Africa independently.

The discovery pushes back the evidence of hominins in Algeria by 600,000 years, and suggests tool use arose in different parts of Africa independently.

Personalized white blood cells attack tumours after incubation with cancer tissue.

Personalized white blood cells attack tumours after incubation with cancer tissue.

Technological advances are transforming what researchers can study at the atomic scale.

Research is moving fast on the divisive genetic technology, which could help to eradicate diseases but also risks altering ecosystems in unpredictable ways.