Disrupted sleep patterns in Alzheimer’s disease may be more than a symptom—they could be a driving force. Researchers at ...

A naturally occurring gene called Cyclin A2 (CCNA2), which turns off after birth in humans, can actually make new, functioning heart cells and help the heart repair itself from injury, including a ...

Although not common, the short sleep gene allows the lucky few to enjoy 5 hours of sleep or less a night and still wake up feeling refreshed and ready for the day. As if that wasn't enough of a boon, ...

For kids with the condition, day-to-day activities like going to school or playing with friends can lead to life-threatening ...

People looking to lose weight and lower their blood sugar may someday be able to get a single injection that turns their ...

The Packard Center and ALS United will fund a preclinical study investigating how abnormal TDP-43 protein contributes to ALS.

In 1962, a pediatric neurology resident at Columbia's Neurological Institute and his colleagues in the College of Physicians ...

Oxygen is vital to the body. When levels of oxygen in the blood get too low, serious problems can arise. This can happen as... | Genetics And Genomics ...

For numerous individuals with schizophrenia, living with the condition involves challenges, not only related to ...

For the first time, scientists have mapped the genetic architecture of the brain’s communication bridge—the corpus callosum—using AI and MRI data from over 50,000 people.

A patient with kidney failure who received a pig kidney transplant has maintained normal kidney function for 9 months (271 days), marking the longest duration ever recorded in pig organ ...