New research suggests Neanderthals didn't face a sudden extinction but were gradually absorbed into the growing human ...

Having a child with Down syndrome has been an irrational, unprovable good, writes. In a world of increasing mechanization, measurement and merit, people like my daughtern can help return us to our ...

How could something known for causing disease make life possible? Scientists reveal that ancient viruses inserted pieces of ...

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 ...

The identification of 20 causal plasma proteins for prostate cancer represents a critical step toward addressing the need for improved diagnostic specificity and reveals promising new targets for ...

New research shows dogs traveled with humans for 11,000 years, revealing early diversity and deep ties between the species.

In a successful transplant in a man with brain death, scientists prevented the immune system from attacking a genetically ...

For more than a century, we’ve treated the brain like a bustling high-rise office. The neurons act as the high-powered ...

Baylor College of Medicine’s Center for Precision Medicine Models has received a five-year, $10 million grant from the ...

Study finds 18% of UTIs stem from food-animal E. coli, with poultry as main source. Always wash your hands after handling raw ...

Across the planet, animals are increasingly suffering from chronic illnesses once seen only in humans. Cats, dogs, cows, and ...

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 ...