A new study has developed a powerful computational method that can detect how genes interact with each other to influence ...

A combination of two therapies, azacitidine and venetoclax, or aza-ven, outperformed intensive chemotherapy for acute myeloid leukemia in patients healthy enough to receive aggressive treatment, ...

Scientists trace the origins of human kissing back over 20 million years to ancient apes who first showed gentle ...

In a Maryland operating room one day in November 2025, doctors made medical history by transplanting a genetically modified ...

What muscles feet have, how your brain controls them, and how humans evolved all play a part in why people can’t easily move individual toes.

A one millimeter worm is helping scientists rethink what controls the pace of aging. By tracing how its tiny brain senses the world and broadcasts hormonal commands, researchers are starting to see ...

As a rule – and elephants notwithstanding – wild animals do not have floppy ears.

An analysis of Buckeye butterflies finds that they aren't just changing colors with the seasons, but changing the way they see on a physiological level.

Genetic engineering is moving from the lab bench into clinics, farms, and even family planning decisions, promising to change ...

A large ancient DNA study reveals that early humans in southern Africa lived in long-term isolation for at least 200,000 ...

Tiny structures inside your cells keep your body alive by turning food into fuel. These structures, called mitochondria, ...