Brain organoids are revolutionising research, but their growing complexity raises unsettling ethical questions.

Key Takeaways Researchers have created a video game to help elementary students learn more about anatomy The game teaches ...

From custom gene editing to a discovery that could help stop pancreatic cancer before it starts, these advances offer a ...

The passage of time may be linear, but the course of human aging is not. Rather than a gradual transition, your life staggers and lurches through the rapid growth of childhood and the plateau of early ...

Scientists are learning how the brain knows what’s happening throughout the body, and how that process might go awry in some psychiatric disorders. By Carl Zimmer Last year, Ardem Patapoutian got a ...

Scientists discovered that more muscle and less hidden abdominal fat are linked to a younger biological brain age. Deep visceral fat appeared to accelerate brain aging, while muscle mass offered a ...

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Robyn Brown broke into tears on Sister Wives after comparing her rocky childhood to husband Kody Brown’s issues with his estranged children. “When I see Kody being rejected by his kids, I see myself,” ...

Wisdom isn’t the only thing that comes with age. As you get older, certain skin care-related processes in your body begin to slow, including collagen and oil production. These processes are ...

Danielle Gansky was 7 years old when an administrator at her upscale private girls’ school in suburban Philadelphia flagged problems with her academic performance. She was a bubbly and creative kid, ...

I was gifted Patti Smith’s “Just Kids” on my 16th birthday and was instantly enamored. Since then, I have been known to gift it to my friends. Sometimes college students feel that they need to have ...

A startling rise in human trafficking cases throughout one of the nation’s most populous states is putting both experts and parents on alert, with data indicating that criminals are targeting children ...