Scientists have identified hundreds of genes that may increase the risk of developing Alzheimer's disease but the roles these ...

Researchers at Baylor College of Medicine and the Jan and Dan Duncan Neurological Research Institute (Duncan NRI) at Texas ...

She had to fight for recognition after a male colleague took credit for her work in identifying an extra chromosome as the ...

Microcephaly is a congenital malformation that leads to a significantly reduced brain size and is often accompanied by developmental delay.

Georgia Burton is making the most of her opportunities at the University of Maine at Fort Kent as she pursues her ultimate ...

Seven years after the first gene-edited babies were revealed, biotech startup Manhattan Genomics is reviving the idea of ...

For decades, Paranthropus robustus has intrigued scientists as a powerful, big-jawed cousin of early humans. Now, thanks to ...

A newly discovered protein from Earth's toughest animal is inspiring breakthrough therapies for cancer and cardiovascular disease.

Two small changes in human DNA may have played a big role in helping our ancestors walk upright, researchers say.

A large biobanking effort captures genetic and health data from half a million people in Taiwan, widening the diversity of ...

Two small genetic changes reshaped the human pelvis, setting our early ancestors on the path to upright walking, scientists say.

New research posits that a genetic incompatibility between female offspring of humans and Neanderthals and their children ...