FOR years, scientists have warned that bird flu could one day spill over from birds to humans, triggering a global health ...

Rather than leading to the disappearance of males, Y chromosome decline could trigger new sex determining systems . Similar shifts have already occurred in other mammals. The article suggests that ...

Simulation finds quarantining is most effective in controlling human spread as long as it is done when number of infected ...

A single blood protein can make aging stem cells act young again. As people age and notice changes like graying hair or reduced muscle strength, their immune system also undergoes shifts. One key ...

One of the main proteins that contributes to Alzheimer's disease is called phospho-tau (p-tau). When p-tau gets too many ...

Mass General Brigham researchers found that hyperphosphorylated tau, the main component of pathological tangles in Alzheimer’s disease, may have serve to help protect the brain from infection ...

Doctors are seeing a slight uptick in the number of positive flu cases across North Texas, largely due to a new mutation ...

New genetic research suggests centuries of human persecution may have selected for calmer behavior in Italy's rare Apennine ...

Warming temperatures appear to be driving genetic mutations in some polar bears to help them survive the shifting climatic ...

During development of the digestive system, a complex network of nerves forms around it, creating a "second brain"—the ...

During development of the digestive system, a complex network of nerves forms around it, creating a "second brain" - the ...

During development of the digestive system, a complex network of nerves forms around it, creating a "second brain" — the enteric nervous system (ENS ...