Genetic tweaks allowed early humans to stand, balance and walk on two legs instead of moving on all fours like other primates ...

The obesity rate has been steadily climbing and so have scientific efforts to understand why. A new study, published in ...

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

A groundbreaking analysis of a 117-year-old woman reveals how protective genetics, a balanced microbiome, efficient metabolism, and resilient immunity work together to sustain health into extreme old ...

Reading determines almost all aspects of everyday life. Reading allows you to learn in school, to read signs, to read books, and talk to people. But for millions, reading is a constant struggle.

Studies have suggested that autism risk is heavily rooted in genetics. Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. made headlines last week when he announced that the agency would "know ...

A new study may help explain why some people are more susceptible to developing drinking problems. Rutgers Health researchers have discovered that brain immune cells from people with a high genetic ...

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