A major medical milestone took place in May 2025, when doctors at the Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia used CRISPR-based gene editing to treat a child ...

Aranyak Goswami, an assistant professor of computational biology, will talk Wednesday about decoding the gut-brain connection to neuropsychiatric disorders such as depression, autism and schizophrenia ...

Many animals exhibit distinct traits of shyness, risk aversion, and caution as opposed to boldness and fearlessness. While these traits aren’t necessarily positive or negative, in certain contexts, ...

Popular gut microbiome treatments for autism lack scientific support. Studies show probiotics likely aren't an effective ...

As neural implant technology and A.I. advance at breakneck speeds, do we need a new set of rights to protect our most ...

In a new study published in Nature Communications, Ruth Ley and her colleagues demonstrated that behavior—in this case, how ...

Study shows aging tissues resist tumors even as mutations accumulate. Reveals why cancer rates decline after 85 and opens treatment paths.

Gut microbes are essential partners that help digest food, produce vitamins and train the immune system. They can also pass ...

Aging brings about a range of changes—often unwelcome—to our bodies: sagging skin, graying or thinning hair, and a decline in muscle strength and ...

Rachael has a degree in Zoology from the University of Southampton, and specializes in animal behavior, evolution, ...

Behavioral traits get passed on via an animal’s genetics, but a new study reveals that the microbiome can pass them on too, ...