Life Science

Past research suggests this one activity can help manage and alleviate osteoarthritis-associated leg pain. The occasional ache or pain is inevitable as we grow older, but you may be surprised to learn just how common constant, chronic…

Researchers at the University of British Columbia’s faculty of medicine and BC Cancer Research Institute have uncovered a weakness in a key enzyme that solid tumor cancer cells rely on to adapt and survive when oxygen levels are low. The…

Scientists recently grew mini brains with their own sets of "eyes," according to a new study. Organoids are miniature versions of organs that scientists can grow in the lab from stem cells, or cells that can mature into any type of cell…

All sperm perform the same basic job: They fertilize egg cells. But in a new study, researchers have figured out that size matters, and it's largely the female that pushes sperm to be big or small. Sperm cells come in a huge variety of…