Joshua Barney

The South, the U.S. region with the most HIV infections each year, also has the greatest barriers to obtaining drugs that can prevent the disease for people who rely on Affordable Care Act insurance plans.

An international team of scientists has completed the largest analysis of stroke-risk genes ever undertaken in people of African descent.

A new discovery explains how the body keeps a common brain parasite in check, shedding light on the brain's relationship with the immune system.

Disorganized efforts to implement artificial intelligence in hospitals could undermine the technology's vast potential to benefit patients, the group warns.

Scientists are harnessing the mind-bending potential of quantum computers to help us understand genetic diseases – even before quantum computers are a thing.

The discovery of the oncogene responsible for glioblastoma could be the brain tumor's Achilles' heel, one researcher says.

Only 1.9% of uninfected household contacts who took a single dose of baloxavir marboxil came down with the flu.

The discovery unveils the molecular machinery that plants use to weave cellulose chains into cable-like structures called “microfibrils.”

The study will help doctors understand the effects of individual compliance with infection-control measures.

A new study found that exercise reduced the harmful overgrowth of blood vessels in the eyes of lab mice by up to 45%. This tangle of blood vessels is a key contributor to macular degeneration and other eye diseases.