There are Americans who are "obscenely obese and at the same time malnourished," Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. says. He blames ultraprocessed food.

In a recent perspective article published in the journal Nature Communications, over 30 scientists from around the world discussed the action plans and principles of the global scientific initiative ...

Ever looked in the mirror and wondered what incredible, and sometimes unsettling, secrets your own body might be holding?

This semester, the Office of Biology Undergraduate Education introduced a new dual-advising structure for biology and health and human biology concentrators. Each student will now be assigned two ...

As our evolution slows and industrialization and technology accelerates, a growing body of research suggests that human biology is struggling to keep pace. Many of the chronic stress-related health ...

Biohub is launching the Virtual Immune System, a flagship effort to model the immense complexity of the human immune system. The aim is to change the understanding of immunological science - opening ...

Zoonotic diseases remain a major global health concern, accounting for over 60% of emerging infectious pathogens that impact both human and animal ...

Public health and politics are deeply intertwined, Stanford human biology alumni said during a panel discussion as part of the University’s Democracy Day programming on Tuesday. The panel featured two ...

Cognitively normal human brain samples collected at autopsy in early 2024 contained more tiny shards of plastic than samples collected eight years prior, according to a new study. Overall, cadaver ...

An Alberta entomologist believes the key to protecting human health comes from a better understanding of biology.