A gene on the X chromosome revs up inflammation in the female brain, which may explain why rates of multiple sclerosis are ...

Obesity is a global epidemic affecting millions of people every day and is associated with comorbidities ranging from heart ...

A newly discovered gene combined with an already known genetic factor could explain the risk of skin side effects in more ...

New research posits that a genetic incompatibility between female offspring of humans and Neanderthals and their children ...

Ants have evolved an acute sense of smell, which requires each sensory neuron to choose one scent receptor out of hundreds.

Scientists at St. Jude Children's Research Hospital have found a way to use a bacterium's own drug resistance mechanisms ...