For the past two decades, scientists have been manipulating genes to grow human cells where you wouldn’t quite expect them.

Could the bacteria in your mouth predict whether you are at risk of dementia? Emerging research suggests that the bacteria ...

The bacteria in your mouth and on your tongue may be linked to changes in brain function as you age, new research suggested.

New research has highlighted the link between forever chemicals in our drinking water and several thousand cancer diagnoses.

Forever chemicals have been a hot topic in health and nutrition recently, and a new study recently suggested that they could ...

The concern is that oral sex is also common among adolescents who know little about the risks. Dr Vic Albert, a urologist, ...

Fleas, mites, and chiggers often bite humans. But they are not poisonous ... But it can be life-threatening if the sting happens in the mouth, nose, or throat. This is due to swelling that can close ...

Orangutans live only in the jungles of Indonesia. But humans live pretty much everywhere. Our species has spread across frozen tundras, settled on mountaintops and called other extreme ...

The last case of foot-and-mouth in Northern Ireland was in 2001. While it rarely affects humans, foot-and-mouth is highly contagious in pigs, sheep and cattle, as well as other cloven-hoofed animals.

Germany, in January 2025. Credit: Odd Andersen / Getty Images. Germany has detected its first case of foot-and-mouth disease (FMD) since 1988. It was discovered on Friday (10 January) and traced ...

In Doctor Who, an alien species called the Silurians exists – technologically-advanced humanoid reptiles who lived long before humans, going into hiding and being basically undiscovered again ...