New research suggests genetics may account for up to half of a person’s lifespan, a larger role than previously estimated ...

Since Jeffrey Epstein’s death in 2019, wave after wave of evidence has put him at the centre of a wide-ranging network of sex ...

Convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein paid for genetic testing in an apparent bid to harness his own genetic material for regenerative medicine – which is aimed at repairing the body by developing ...

An infection with Epstein-Barr virus is a nonevent for most people. But for a subset, the virus can contribute to chronic ...

A University of Houston psychology professor is challenging the notion that dyslexia, or specific reading disorder, stems ...

Humans have often considered how apes, our closest living genetic relatives, possess human-like characteristics and behaviors ...

Muscles make up nearly 40% of the human body and power every move we make, from a child's first steps to recovery after injury. For some, however, muscle development goes awry, leading to weakness, ...

Researchers reprogrammed bacterial bridge recombinases to edit large genomic regions in mammalian cells, revealing a ...

Researchers have elucidated key steps in the ubiquitin tagging of the mutated huntingtin protein, providing hope for future ...

For more than a century, Neanderthals have been cast as a vanished side branch of the human family tree, a brief encounter in ...

Shared meanings create institutions with real power. They also enable us to construct personal narratives that give our lives ...

“Burns are a uniquely human injury. No other species lives alongside high temperatures and the regular risk of burning in the ...