Compression is shown to guide malignant cells back to a normal growth pattern.

The prospect of commercial space travel means a new set of health considerations for future travelers.

Cheatgrass implicated in more, and more frequent, wildfires in Great Basin region of western United States.

DIeters' enemy may provide avenue for curbing diabetes, obesity and fatty liver disease.

Clinical trials planned for potentially life-saving treatment.

A new study adds to the health concerns over flame retardants widely used in foam upholstered furniture, and their effect on young children.

For the first time in a decade, the percentage of residents with health insurance through employment fell below 50 percent.

Women with stable but not-so-sexy mates become more distant, critical during periods of high fertility.

Study finds that diesel fumes pollute far more than gasoline.

UCSF, UCLA researchers honored for work in stem cells, stable allocations theory in economics.

Temporary employees, from landscapers to programmers, are more likely to receive government assistance such as food stamps or Medicaid.

Researchers with the Sierra Nevada Research Institute are taking mountain water monitoring to the next level with sensor network in the American River Basin.