Cow mucus provides the basis for a synthetic prophylactic gel developed at KTH to protect against HIV and herpes transmission.

The analysis suggests that for young adults ages 15-39, there are no health benefits to drinking alcohol, only health risks.

These fingertip-sized robots are poised to become medicine’s future lifesavers – to crawl, spin, and swim to enter narrow spaces.

A new study offers a new and unique treatment for AIDS which may be developed into a vaccine or a one time treatment for patients with HIV.

The oncolytic virus has been shown to shrink colon, lung, breast, ovarian and pancreatic cancer tumors in preclinical laboratory models.

Metformin prevents immune cells and macrophages from releasing dangerous molecules into the blood that promote heart attacks and strokes.

Millions of consumers and patients around the world will be heartened by the results of the latest study on cannabis and driving.

The virus has been designed specifically to kill cancer and works by enhancing the body's immune response against cancer cells.

The most common head and neck cancer—oral squamous cell carcinoma—often starts off, as many other cancers do, quite innocently.

Researchers have found a way to supercharge immune cells that could enable them to clear disease and infections faster.

Alcoholism, if left untreated, could have dangerous repercussions so there are a range of drugs developed to treat this condition.

This work represents one of the first conclusive studies that pinpoints a key feature of seizures that has not been studied in great detail.

Tourette syndrome is a neurological disorder characterized by motor and verbal tics, which are repetitive movements and vocalizations.

A sea snail living in the Pacific Ocean may be able to help scientists develop an alternative to addictive painkillers like Morphene.

An orally absorbed tablet containing cannabidiol (CBD) effectively reduces pain after shoulder surgery with no safety concerns, study finds.

A protein found in tick saliva could be turned into a drug that eases itching and chronic pain in people.

Rice University bioengineers have shown they can eradicate advanced-stage ovarian and colorectal cancer in mice in as little as six days.

How tiny robots with living parts are designed and fabricated to perform tasks such as effectively delivering drugs to body tissues.

U of A researcher is building new drug delivery vehicles could improve efficacy and reduce negative side effects of lifesaving drugs.

A team of researchers at Northwestern University has discovered a technique to help make control immune response more effectively.