People with a genetic predisposition to Alzheimer's could reduce their odds of developing it by more than a third ...

There is no high-quality research to support "man flu"—the idea that men suffer more from cold and flu symptoms than women.

They're also involved in many neurological disorders. Research has linked variations in the volume of subcortical structures with a range of conditions, including schizophrenia, Parkinson's disease, ...

Cancer researchers at the University of Chicago and the University of California, San Francisco (UCSF) have discovered that ...

A 30-year-long study of a small population of marine snail shows how evolution can adapt to environmental changes quite rapidly. This study revealed how a specific ecotype of the snail changed its ...

Rosalind Franklin, James Watson and Francis Crick discovered the structure of DNA—that molecular blueprint for life—over 70 ...

Cancer researchers at the University of Chicago and the University of California, San Francisco (UCSF) have discovered that ...

Direct-to-consumer (“DTC”) genetic testing companies are faced with more scrutiny than ever over their privacy practices, security practices, and ...

Along Colombia's Pacific coast, a small shellfish called piangua has been a crucial part of local communities for generations ...

“We know from similar previous experiments that genetic variation occurs or can occur ... and the hope is that we’ll have a ...

Renowned agricultural scientist K.C. Bansal elected as TWAS Fellow for advancing science in developing countries.

Along Colombia's Pacific coast, a small shellfish called piangua has been a crucial part of local communities for generations. This humble mollusk is ...